1-debunk 揭穿，揭露……的真相

Myth about only children debunked.

2-get a bad rap 声名狼藉

3-inept 无能的

Only children get a bad rap. They are often perceived as selfish, spoiled, anxious, socially inept and lonely.

4-amend 改变

5-narcissistic 自恋的

Thankfully, we have made some amends since then, the most recent being a study of almost 2，000 German adults which found that only children are no more likely to be narcissistic than those with siblings.

6-maladjusted （通常指儿童）适应不良的

It has always been assumed that it brought negative consequences for these children because it made them spoiled and maladjusted.

7-stigmatise 污蔑

Perhaps the time has come to stop stigmatizing only children.