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impugned

impugned is the simple past and past participle of impugn.

Meaning of impugn

Verb

impugn (third-person singular simple present impugns, present participle impugning, simple past and past participle impugned)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To assault, attack.
  2. (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.

Words formed from impugned

Questions about impugned

What is impugned the simple past and past participle of?
Impugned is the simple past and past participle of impugn.

Words near impugned in the dictionary

  1. impugn
  2. impugnability
  3. impugnable
  4. impugnation
  5. impugnations
  6. impugned
  7. impugner
  8. impugners
  9. impugneth
  10. impugning
  11. impugnment

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