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- pronunciation:
- ihm
pyun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
impugns, impugning, impugned |
| definition: |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit.
She impugned my motives, thus damaging my reputation.- antonyms:
- advocate, authenticate
- similar words:
- contest, dispute, oppugn
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| related words: |
accuse, attack, blacken, contradict, fault, malign, slander |
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| derivation: |
impugnable (adj.) |
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