单词 | oppugn |
释义 | oppugn[ uh-pyoon ] / əˈpyun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oppugn ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to assail by criticism, argument, or action. to call in question; dispute. Origin of oppugn1400–50; late Middle English <Latin oppugnāre to oppose, attack, equivalent to op-op- + pugnāre to fight, derivative of pugnus fist; see pugilism OTHER WORDS FROM oppugnop·pugn·er, nounun·op·pugned, adjectiveWords nearby oppugnoppress, oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, OPRA, opry, Ops, op-shop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oppugnoppugn / (əˈpjuːn) / verb(tr) to call into question; dispute Derived forms of oppugnoppugner, nounWord Origin for oppugnC15: from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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