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DEBUNKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does debunking mean? 

DEBUNKING (noun)
  The noun DEBUNKING has 1 sense:

1. the exposure of falseness or pretensionsplay

  Familiarity information: DEBUNKING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEBUNKING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The exposure of falseness or pretensions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

debunking; repudiation

Context example:

the debunking of religion has been too successful

Hypernyms ("debunking" is a kind of...):

exposure (presentation to view in an open or public manner)

Derivation:

debunk (expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas)


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