debunk
To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of somethingTo discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
» Above all, Tom wants to debunk clichés.
Es geht Tom vor allem darum, Klischees auszuräumen.
Meaning
1 sensesTo discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.
debunk a theory
entlarven, diskreditieren, demaskieren
развенчиватьrazvenčivatʹ, разоблачатьrazoblačatʹ
розві́нчуватиrozvínčuvaty, розвінча́тиrozvinčáty
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
Examples
6 sentencesAbove all, Tom wants to debunk clichés.
deEs geht Tom vor allem darum, Klischees auszuräumen.
It's a great book that debunks the myth of creationism.
The idea that cats are antisocial is a common misconception I want to debunk.
It was immediately debunked.
The author of the article was forced to retract her previous article after the information was debunked.
Translations
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Forms
debunks, debunking, debunked, debunkedSynonyms
1 synonyms- expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas:expose
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle