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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDebunk
/diːˈbʌŋk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To expose the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief.
"The scientific study effectively managed to debunk the urban legend about water draining in opposite directions in different hemispheres." - 2
To reduce the inflated reputation or false prestige of someone or something.
"The historian sought to debunk the romanticized myth surrounding the famous politician's early life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United States in the 1923 novel 'Bunk' by William Woodward, combining the prefix de- (meaning 'removal of') with the noun 'bunkum' (meaning nonsense or humbug). Originally used in journalism and literature to signify exposing falsehoods, it rapidly entered mainstream English usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Debunk" is said worldwide
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démystifier
Transliteration: deh-mees-tee-fye
"Cette expérience a permis de démystifier une croyance populaire."
entlarven
Transliteration: ent-lar-ven
"Der Wissenschaftler konnte den Mythos erfolgreich entlarven."
sfatare
Transliteration: sfa-ta-re
"L'articolo mira a sfatare molti falsi miti sulla nutrizione."
desmitificar
Transliteration: dez-mi-ti-fi-kar
"El investigador tardó años en desmitificar esta teoría falsa."
desmascarar
Transliteration: dez-mas-ka-rar
"O documentário ajudou a desmascarar a fraude."
झूठा साबित करना
Transliteration: jhootha sabit karna
"वैज्ञानिक ने इस अंधविश्वास को झूठा साबित कर दिया।"
揭穿
Transliteration: jiēchuān
"记者用证据揭穿了这个谎言。"
반박하다
Transliteration: ban-bak-ha-da
"그는 잘못된 주장을 명확하게 반박했다."
暴く
Transliteration: abaku
"その研究はその誤った説の嘘を暴いた。"
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