debunkv.

/dɪˈbʌŋk/

Etymology: < de- prefix 2b + bunk n.⁴

Originally U.S.

transitive. To remove the ‘nonsense’ or false sentiment from; to expose (false claims or pretensions); hence, to remove (a person) from his ‘pedestal’ or ‘pinnacle’. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > what is bad

expose1693

satirize1798

to show up1893

spotlight1913

debunk1923

to name and shame1978

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > expose false claims or pretensions

to show up1893

deflate1920

debunk1923

1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 4 To keep the United States thoroughly de-bunked would require the continual services of..half a million persons.

1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 4 Just how do you go about your de-bunking operations?

1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 6 Recently we de-bunked the head of a large financial institution.

1927 Daily Express 21 Nov. 2/3 The Thucydidean school of what are known as ‘debunking’ historians.

1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Mar. 174 The present fashion for ‘debunking’ great men.

1934 Municipal Engineering 12 July 31/1 The London C.C. has decided to ‘debunk’ Waterloo Bridge, or, in other words, to take away the bunkum that has been attached to it.

1948 Sat. Rev. 26 June 13/1 In dealing with military reputations, the author neither glorifies nor debunks.

1958 Spectator 13 June 777/1 It is his duty..to debunk the claims of the Fabians.

Derivatives

deˈbunker n. one who debunks.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > exposure of false claims or pretensions > one who

debunker1923

1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 2 I'm a professional de-bunker.

1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Mar. 217 He is not indeed a ‘debunker’, but he is as far from being a blind hero-worshipper.

1940 Illustr. London News 196 758/2 In fact, he is a reverent man, who enjoys ‘debunking’ the ‘debunkers’, if that word may be taken now as acceptable and established English.

1960 Guardian 10 Dec. 5/3 No cynic, but a debunker.

deˈbunking n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective] > exposing false pretensions

debunking1923

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective] > exposing false claims or pretensions

debunking1923

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > exposure of false claims or pretensions

show-up1824

showing up1835

debunking1923

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > a disclosure > of something discreditable > action of

debunking1923

1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 2 De-bunking means simply taking the bunk out of things.

1927 Brit. Weekly 29 Dec. 327/2 The somewhat ruthless process which in America is called ‘debunking’—that is, pricking pretentious bubbles [etc.].

1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 May 378 The aim of ‘debunking’ a reputation that has been swollen by the uncritical eulogies of contemporaries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	debunk
释义	debunkv. /dɪˈbʌŋk/ Etymology: < de- prefix 2b + bunk n.⁴ Originally U.S. transitive. To remove the ‘nonsense’ or false sentiment from; to expose (false claims or pretensions); hence, to remove (a person) from his ‘pedestal’ or ‘pinnacle’. Also absol. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > what is bad expose1693 satirize1798 to show up1893 spotlight1913 debunk1923 to name and shame1978 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > detract from [verb (transitive)] > expose false claims or pretensions to show up1893 deflate1920 debunk1923 1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 4 To keep the United States thoroughly de-bunked would require the continual services of..half a million persons. 1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 4 Just how do you go about your de-bunking operations? 1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 6 Recently we de-bunked the head of a large financial institution. 1927 Daily Express 21 Nov. 2/3 The Thucydidean school of what are known as ‘debunking’ historians. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Mar. 174 The present fashion for ‘debunking’ great men. 1934 Municipal Engineering 12 July 31/1 The London C.C. has decided to ‘debunk’ Waterloo Bridge, or, in other words, to take away the bunkum that has been attached to it. 1948 Sat. Rev. 26 June 13/1 In dealing with military reputations, the author neither glorifies nor debunks. 1958 Spectator 13 June 777/1 It is his duty..to debunk the claims of the Fabians. Derivatives deˈbunker n. one who debunks. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > exposure of false claims or pretensions > one who debunker1923 1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 2 I'm a professional de-bunker. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Mar. 217 He is not indeed a ‘debunker’, but he is as far from being a blind hero-worshipper. 1940 Illustr. London News 196 758/2 In fact, he is a reverent man, who enjoys ‘debunking’ the ‘debunkers’, if that word may be taken now as acceptable and established English. 1960 Guardian 10 Dec. 5/3 No cynic, but a debunker. deˈbunking n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [adjective] > exposing false pretensions debunking1923 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [adjective] > exposing false claims or pretensions debunking1923 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > [noun] > bringing into disrepute > exposure of false claims or pretensions show-up1824 showing up1835 debunking1923 society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > a disclosure > of something discreditable > action of debunking1923 1923 W. E. Woodward Bunk i. 2 De-bunking means simply taking the bunk out of things. 1927 Brit. Weekly 29 Dec. 327/2 The somewhat ruthless process which in America is called ‘debunking’—that is, pricking pretentious bubbles [etc.]. 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 8 May 378 The aim of ‘debunking’ a reputation that has been swollen by the uncritical eulogies of contemporaries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < v.1923
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