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impugnment

impugnment noun: the act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.

Noun

impugnment (countable and uncountable, plural impugnments)

  1. The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
    • October 1863, Connop Thirlwall, a charge
      the rest to mark a limit which must be kept sacred from direct impugnment

Forms of impugnment

pluralimpugnments

Origin of impugnment

From impugn + -ment.

Questions about impugnment

What does impugnment mean?
Impugnment means the act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
What part of speech is impugnment?
Impugnment is a noun.
What is the plural of impugnment?
The plural of impugnment is impugnments.

Words near impugnment in the dictionary

  1. impugned
  2. impugner
  3. impugners
  4. impugneth
  5. impugning
  6. impugnment
  7. impugnments
  8. impugns
  9. impuissance
  10. impuissances
  11. impuissant

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