debunk

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de·bunk /ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ verb [transitiveT]

PROVEto show that an idea or belief is false 证明〔思想或观念〕错误

His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.

他的断言后来被学术界同行证明是错误的。

—debunker noun [countableC]

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debunk• In her book she debunks a lot of the claims made by astrologers.• And it debunked and later destroyed the reputation of a great sea captain, a good friend of my father.• The view that Anne was a sentimental Jacobite who secretly wished her brother-in-law to succeed her has now been debunked as myth.• But as Sulloway was plugging away, other scientists were busy debunking birth order.• Hence, the spate of was-the-risk-exaggerated, debunking stories.• Payton wants to debunk the myth that economics is a science.• The study debunks the myth that men are better at math than women.• Fortunately, the Internet itself provides a good way to debunk these hoaxes.• In both poems, Leapor attempts to debunk unreal expectations of marriage.

Origin debunk

(1900-2000) → BUNK12

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