English to French Meaning of debunk - discréditer


Debunk :
discréditer

divulguer, révéler, nu, discréditer, se dévêtir, démontrer

discréditerdémystifiédémystificationdémystifie
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Definitions of debunk in English
Verb(1) expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
Examples of debunk in English
(1) If anything, the Oscar nominations debunk the idea that this was a great year for women.(2) This is the man who spends much energy trying to debunk Mother Theresa.(3) Sometimes this long-range goal is sacrificed because of the desire to expose or debunk a current claim.(4) Whoever is trying to debunk him, they are simply jealous that he is up there and they are down there.(5) It is the first of several articles that debunk the theory that ÔÇÿA-typeÔÇÖ personalities are prone to heart disease.(6) Ignore or debunk David Irving, but don't censor him.(7) Goode's goal is to understand rather than to debunk such beliefs.(8) It is not their inclination to debunk combat heroesÔǪ(9) How to debunk the man who set 61 NHL scoring records, led the NHL in scoring 10 times, and was the league MVP 9 times?(10) It's just not worth debunking someone who has no credibility in the first place.(11) You may have heard of professor Richard Wiseman - a British psychologist famous for debunking irrational ideas.(12) For one thing, Beckett treated such portentous interpretations of his work with typical Irish debunkery .(13) They can open a window on the inner workings of ivory tower, debunking stereotypes of academics as detached from the real world.(14) Each year, the Abstinence Clearinghouse devotes two hours of its annual conference to debunking a man whose fame and influence peaked generations ago.(15) Mike Males devotes a chapter in his 1999 book Framing Youth to debunking the myth that young people are not oppressed.(16) Even the great Enlightenment debunkers - Nietzsche, Wittgenstein and Heidegger - are criticised by Gray for believing in human exceptionalism and for being too optimistic about man's fate.
(1) bad debt ::
créance douteuse
(2) in debt ::
endetté
(3) debt collection ::
recouvrement de créances
(4) debt collector ::
agent de recouvrement
(5) debt relief ::
allègement de la dette
(6) outstanding debt ::
encours de la dette
(7) net debt ::
l'endettement financier net
(8) debt ratio ::
ratio d'endettement
(9) public debt ::
dette publique
(10) external debt ::
la dette extérieure
Synonyms
Verb
1. explode ::
exploser
2. deflate ::
dégonfler
3. quash ::
annuler
4. discredit ::
discrédit
5. disprove ::
réfuter
6. contradict ::
contredire
7. controvert ::
controverser
8. invalidate ::
invalider
9. negate ::
nier
10. challenge ::
défi
11. call into question ::
remettre en question
12. poke holes in ::
percer des trous dans
13. confute ::
réfuter
Antonyms
1. confirm ::
confirmer
2. establish ::
établir
3. prove ::
prouver
4. validate ::
valider
5. verify ::
Vérifier
Different Forms
debunk, debunked, debunking, debunks
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