debunk (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *debunk*:
VERB	communication	debunk, expose	expose while ridiculing

debunk > pronunciation
Sounds	dihbah'ngk
Rhymes	bunk ... trunk: 19 rhymes with ahngk...

English > *debunk*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false / false claims and ideas.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
Synonym	expose
Narrower	unmask, uncloak	reveal the true nature of
Broader	ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun	subject to laughter or ridicule
Spanish	desacreditar
Nouns	debunking	the exposure of falseness or pretensions

HyperDic: debunk