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DEBUNKING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The exposure of falseness or pretensions

Example:

the debunking of religion has been too successful

Synonyms:

debunking; repudiation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb debunk

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