nnoun.actthe exposure of falseness or pretensionsSynset:repudiation
Examples:- the debunking of religion has been too successful
Derivationally Related Form:repudiatedebunk
Hypernyms:exposure
Inherited Hypernyms:repudiationexposurepresentationshowentertainmentdiversionactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationexpose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideasSynset:debunk expose
Examples:- The physicist debunked the psychic's claims
Derivationally Related Form:debunkingexpose
Hypernyms:blackguard guy jest at laugh at make fun poke fun rib ridicule roast
Inherited Hypernyms:debunkridiculemocktreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:uncloakunmask
Full Troponyms:unmask
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something