debunk
v. US //dɪˈbəŋk// UK //diːbˈʌnk// de·bunk Informal
From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.
From de- (“away”) + bunk (“nonsense”) (from bunkum, from Buncombe County) 1923.
© 2026 English Reference