Vocabulary
Debunk
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief).
Urdu meaning
بے نقاب کرنا،پول کھولنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Their legislative priorities debunk the stereotype that women legislators are confined to `women`s issues`over half their agenda focused on national-level concerns.
Dawn Editorials —
Beyond quotas
— 2026-04-11
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Fortunately, we were able to debunk it, but the incident underscores how easily falsehoods can outrun facts, especially when they prey on nationalist sentiment during moments of heightened tension.
Dawn Editorials —
Neutrality or complicity?
— 2025-05-10
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Though it is difficult to debunk these allegations given the empirical evidence substantiating most of them, it is important to understand why the judiciary is what it is and has been for so many decades.
Dawn Editorials —
Judiciary an apologia
— 2025-02-12
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Though it is difficult to debunk these allegations given the empirical evidence substantiating most of them, it is important to understand why the judiciary is what it is and has been for so many decades.
Dawn Editorials —
Judiciary an apologia
— 2025-02-12
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Their words debunk the rulers` drivel, exposing the insincerity of the state and how blind it is to the suffering of those whose lives and livelihoods it has imperilled through its policies.
Dawn Editorials —
Kurram`s crucible
— 2024-12-28
Synonyms
explode, deflate, puncture, quash, knock the bottom out of, expose, show in its true light
Curator example
“she debunks all the usual rubbish about acting”
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