Past tense of debunk
regular verb
The past tense of debunk is debunked. The past participle is also debunked.
Forms of debunk
| Base form (V1) | debunk /diːˈbʌŋk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | debunked |
| Past participle (V3) | debunked |
| Present participle | debunking /diːˈbʌŋkɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | debunks /dɪˈbʌŋks/ |
Debunked in a sentence
- The explosion story was thoroughly debunked on National Public Radio in November 1999.
- Most red pill thinkers will have already debunked this one and replaced it with a better story.2017, Peter Wright, Red Pill Psychology: Psychology for men in a gynocentric world. From the entry red pill
- Knowledge must be debunkable and stands only until it is debunked.1995, Jonathan Rauch, Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought, page 51. From the entry debunkable
- But more than six months into his new term, those much-hyped conspiracy theories have either been debunked or quietly fallen apart.2025 July 10, Jesus Mesa, “'We've Been Played': MAGA Faces Its Own Disappointment With Trump”, in Newsweek. From the entry expose
- This trend reached its logical end in an op-ed by Paul Krugman, who flatly debunked the truism that human life was "priceless".Paul Krugman (28 May 2020), “On the economics of not dying: What good is increasing G.D.P. if it kills you?”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry priceless
Meaning of debunk
- verb To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
- noun A debunking; the act by which something is debunked.
Questions about the past tense of debunk
- What is the past tense of debunk?
- The past tense of debunk is debunked.
- What is the past participle of debunk?
- The past participle of debunk is debunked.
- Is debunk a regular or irregular verb?
- Debunk is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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