What is the meaning of debunking?

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noun

The exposure of falseness or pretensions.
- usage: "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
- synonyms: repudiation

verb

Expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas.
- usage: "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
- synonyms: debunk, expose

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