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"debunked" has 3 syllables: deb-unk-ed. It rhymes with adjunct and defunct, if that helps it stick.
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“The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.”
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"Debunked" has 3 syllables: deb · unk · ed.
Debunked: To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
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