debunk

Meanings

Plural: debunks

Verb

expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.

Noun

A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.

Origin / Etymology

From de- + bunk (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.

Synonyms

expose

Scrabble Score: 13

debunk is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
debunk is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
debunk is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

debunk is a valid Words With Friends word