"mythbust" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mythbusts [present, singular, third-person], mythbusting [participle, present], mythbusted [participle, past], mythbusted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from mythbuster. Equivalent to myth + bust. Etymology templates: {{bf|en|mythbuster}} Back-formation from mythbuster, {{com|en|myth|bust}} myth + bust Head templates: {{en-verb}} mythbust (third-person singular simple present mythbusts, present participle mythbusting, simple past and past participle mythbusted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To dispel a stereotype or misconception. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-mythbust-en-verb-Ll~8Nnkd Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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