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debunking

/diːˈbʌŋk.ɪŋ/

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noun

/diːˈbʌŋk.ɪŋ/C1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие по разоблачению ложности, претензий или преувеличенных утверждений о чём-либо.

A noun referring to the act of exposing the falseness, pretensions, or exaggerated claims of something.

uncountable

  1. Exposure of falsenessB2formal

    The act of revealing that a belief, idea, or claim is false or exaggerated.

    ruРазоблачение ложности

    • The scientist's debunking of the myth was widely published.
    • Debunking of conspiracy theories requires careful research.
    • His article focused on the debunking of popular misconceptions.

    Synonymsdisproofexposureinvalidationrefutation

    Antonymsconfirmationsubstantiationvalidationverification

Forms
  • debunkings plural form
  • debunkings' possessive plural form
  • debunking's possessive singular form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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verb

debunk/dɪˈbʌŋk/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по разоблачению ложности или пустоты мифа, идеи или убеждения.

A verb used to indicate the act of exposing the falseness or hollowness of a myth, idea, or belief.

  1. Expose falsenessB2formal

    To show that a belief, idea, or claim is false or exaggerated, often by revealing the truth in a humorous or critical way.

    ruРазоблачать

    • The journalist debunked the myth that eating carrots improves night vision.
    • Scientists debunked the popular theory with new evidence.
    • He wrote an article to debunk the conspiracy theories circulating online.

    Synonymsdeflatedemystifydiscreditdisproveexplodeexposepuncturerefute

    Antonymsconfirmprovesupport

Forms
  • debunked past participle
  • debunked past simple
  • debunking present participle
  • debunks third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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