debunking

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈbʌŋkɪŋ/, /diːˈbʊŋkɪŋɡ/

Verb

debunking

  1. present participle and gerund of debunk

Noun

debunking (plural debunkings)

  1. The act of showing something to be false (or bunkum).
    • 2018, James Bridle, “Conspiracy”, in The New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 194:
      Covert geo-engineering, climate denialism, and the new world order meet in the churn of online misinformation, user-submitted videos, claims and debunkings, and contagious distrust.

Derived terms

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