oppugn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.

/əˈpjuːn/ en-us-oppugn.ogg

oppugn oppugns oppugning oppugned

From Middle French oppugner Latin oppugno (“fight against, to attack, assail, assault, storm, besiege, war with”).

impugn pugnacious repugnant

oppugnable oppugnancy oppugnant oppugner unoppugned

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