impugn
/ɪmˈpjuːn/
impugn verb: to assault, attack.
Verb
impugn (third-person singular simple present impugns, present participle impugning, simple past and past participle impugned)
- To assault, attack.
- 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.2023 March 13, Mark Sappenfield, “Governing wisely”, in The Christian Science Monitor
- Synonyms:
- call into question, challenge, contest, contradict, deny, disavow, dispute, oppugn, negate, question
- Antonyms:
- authenticate, endorse, support
impugn meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
impugn in Tamil
- மறுத்துப் பேசு, வினா எழுப்பு
impugn in Urdu
- اعتراض کرنا, جرح کرنا, کاٹنا, مخالفت کرنا, تردید کرنا
impugn in Bengali
- সন্দেহ প্রকাশ করা, সত্যতা নিয়ে প্রশ্ন তোলা, আক্রমণ করা
impugn in Malayalam
- challenge, call into question, question
- ഉദ്ദേശത്തെ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യുക, സംശയിക്കുക, വാക്കുകളിലൂടെ ആക്രമിക്കുക, എതിർക്കുക, വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുക, എതിർവാദം നടത്തുക
Synonyms of impugn
Antonyms
Forms of impugn
| third-person singular present | impugns |
|---|---|
| present participle | impugning |
| past participle | impugned |
| past | impugned |
Origin of impugn
Borrowed from Middle French impugner, from Latin impugnō, from im- + pugnō (“fight”), from pugnus (“fist”), as in English pugilism (“fighting with fists, boxing”).
Words formed from impugn
Words that rhyme with impugn
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- croon
- blue moon
- boon
- monsoon
- noon
- pontoon
- raccoon
- tribune
- attune
- dragoon
- hoon
- immune
- picayune
- platoon
- soon
- swoon
- tycoon
- afternoon
- baboon
- commune
- doubloon
- harpoon
- jejune
- pantaloon
- picaroon
- shalloon
- bassoon
- buffoon
- cocoon
- dabloon
- entune
- gadroon
- hewn
- jargoon
- june
- lacune
- last chance saloon
- lune
- macaroon
- man in the moon
- maroon
- poon
- puccoon
- ratoon
- scone
- toon
- trial balloon
- troon
Questions about impugn
- What does impugn mean?
- Impugn means to assault, attack.
- What is impugn in Tamil?
- Impugn in Tamil is மறுத்துப் பேசு, வினா எழுப்பு. See Impugn meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is impugn?
- Impugn is a verb.
- How do you pronounce impugn?
- Impugn is pronounced /ɪmˈpjuːn/.
- What is the past tense of impugn?
- The past tense of impugn is impugned.
Words near impugn in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: impugn (page history and authors); impugn (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impugn (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Impugn (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); impugn (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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