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DEBUNKING
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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