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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Impugn \Im*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Impugning.] [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L.
impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See
Pugnacious.]
To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to
call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay;
to oppose; as, to impugn a person's integrity.
[1913 Webster]
The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn, or
overboldly affirm. --Peacham.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Impugn \Im*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impugned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Impugning.] [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L.
impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See
Pugnacious.]
To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to
call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay;
to oppose.
The truth hereof I will net rashly pugn, or overboldly
affirm. --Peacham.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
impugning
vb.
(present participle of en impugn nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
impugning
vb.
(present participle of en impugn nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
impugning
vb.
(present participle of en impugn nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
impugning
vb.
(present participle of en impugn nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
impugning
Engelska a.
(avledning en impugn ordform=prespart)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Impugning /ɪmpjˈuːnɪŋ/ التفنيدFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
impugning /ɪmpjˈuːnɪŋ/ anfechtend, bestreitend see: impugn sth., impugned, impugn a decisionFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
impugning /ɪmpjˈuːnɪŋ/
anzweifelnd, in Zweifel ziehend, in Frage stellend, hinterfragend
Synonyms: challenging, contesting, impeaching
see: challenge sth., contest sth., impugn sth., impeach sth., challenged, contested, impugned, impeached, challenge the accuracy of a statement, challenge a witness, The new data challenges many old assumptions., Children challenge their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˌɪmˈpjunɪŋ/