impugn
verb /ɪmˈpjuːn/
/ɪmˈpjuːn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they impugn | /ɪmˈpjuːn/ /ɪmˈpjuːn/ |
| he / she / it impugns | /ɪmˈpjuːnz/ /ɪmˈpjuːnz/ |
| past simple impugned | /ɪmˈpjuːnd/ /ɪmˈpjuːnd/ |
| past participle impugned | /ɪmˈpjuːnd/ /ɪmˈpjuːnd/ |
| -ing form impugning | /ɪmˈpjuːnɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpjuːnɪŋ/ |
- impugn something to express doubts about whether something is right, honest, etc. synonym challenge
- There were no real grounds for impugning the decision.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryImpugn is used with these nouns as the object:- integrity
- motive
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘assault, attack physically’): from Latin impugnare ‘assail’, from in- ‘towards’ + pugnare ‘fight’.