impugn
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 6
Definition of impugn
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- (obsolete, transitive)To assault, attack.
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verb
- (obsolete, transitive)To assault, attack.
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(transitive)To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:impugn.”
“[The fact] that Americans’ trust in government is at historic lows […] makes it easier for politicians to impugn the system – courts, parties, and institutions.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnō, from im- + pugnō (“fight”), from pugnus (“fist”), as in English pugilism (“fighting with fists, boxing”).
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