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Noun: debunking  di'búng-king or ,dee'búng-king
  1. The exposure of falseness or pretensions
    "the debunking of religion has been too successful";
    - repudiation
Verb: debunk  di'búngk or ,dee'búngk
  1. Reveal the falseness or hollowness of a belief, idea, or claim
    "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims";
    - expose

Derived forms: debunkings

Type of: blackguard, exposure, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun of, poke fun, rib [informal], ridicule, roast [informal]

Encyclopedia: Debunking

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