impugn
pronunciation
How to pronounce impugn in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpju:n]
How to pronounce impugn in American English:
US [ɪmˈpjun]
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- Verb:
- attack as false or wrong
Word Origin
- impugn
- impugn: see pugnacious
- impugn (v.)
- "attack by argument," late 14c., from Old French impugner, from Latin impugnare "to assault, to attack," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Related: Impugned; impugning.
Example
- 1. Bob herz , the fasb 's chairman , decried those who " impugn our motives " .
- 2. One corner-cutting researcher does not impugn a whole field .
- 3. Both attempted unsuccessfully - to impugn its accuracy .
- 4. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother .
- 5. They were daring to impugn the profession of medicine .