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单词 oppugnant
释义

Definition of oppugnant in English:

oppugnant

adjective əˈpʌɡnəntəˈpəɡnənt
formal
  • Opposing; antagonistic.

    extremes and oppugnant minorities
    Synonyms
    hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious, contentious, militant, combative

Derivatives

  • oppugnance

  • noun
    formal
  • oppugnancy

  • noun
    formal
    • In short, one loves being warm in the cold, not being exclusively cold; one loves a certain oppugnancy, and it is fruitful.
  • oppugnation

  • noun -ˈneɪʃ(ə)n
    formal

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin oppugnant- 'fighting against', from the verb oppugnare (see oppugn).

Rhymes

repugnant
 
 

Definition of oppugnant in US English:

oppugnant

adjectiveəˈpəɡnənt
formal
  • Opposing; antagonistic.

    extremes and oppugnant minorities
    Synonyms
    hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent, confrontational, argumentative, quarrelsome, disputatious, contentious, militant, combative

Origin

Early 16th century: from Latin oppugnant- ‘fighting against’, from the verb oppugnare (see oppugn).

 
 
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