impugn

to attack as untrue; censure; malign; to cast doubt upon: Her reputation was impugned.
Not to be confused with:impute – to attribute or ascribe something discreditable: He imputed the error to the salesperson.

im·pugn

I0069200 (ĭm-pyo͞on′)tr.v. im·pugned, im·pugn·ing, im·pugns To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument: impugn a political opponent's record.

[Middle English impugnen, from Old French impugner, from Latin impugnāre : in-, against; see in-² + pugnāre, to fight; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

im·pugn′a·ble adj.im·pugn′er n.

impugn

(ɪmˈpjuːn) vb (tr) to challenge or attack as false; assail; criticize[C14: from Old French impugner, from Latin impugnāre to fight against, attack, from im- + pugnāre to fight] imˈpugnable adj impugnation, imˈpugnment n imˈpugner n

im•pugn

(ɪmˈpyun)
v.t. 1. to challenge as false; cast doubt upon: The lawyer impugned the witness's story. 2. Archaic. to vilify. [1325–75; Middle English < Middle French impugner < Latin impugnāre to attack =im- im-¹ + pugnāre to fight, derivative of pugnus fist] im•pugn′a•ble, adj. im•pugn′er, n.

impugn

Past participle: impugned
Gerund: impugning

Imperative
impugn
impugn

Present
I impugn
you impugn
he/she/it impugns
we impugn
you impugn
they impugn

Preterite
I impugned
you impugned
he/she/it impugned
we impugned
you impugned
they impugned

Present Continuous
I am impugning
you are impugning
he/she/it is impugning
we are impugning
you are impugning
they are impugning

Present Perfect
I have impugned
you have impugned
he/she/it has impugned
we have impugned
you have impugned
they have impugned

Past Continuous
I was impugning
you were impugning
he/she/it was impugning
we were impugning
you were impugning
they were impugning

Past Perfect
I had impugned
you had impugned
he/she/it had impugned
we had impugned
you had impugned
they had impugned

Future
I will impugn
you will impugn
he/she/it will impugn
we will impugn
you will impugn
they will impugn

Future Perfect
I will have impugned
you will have impugned
he/she/it will have impugned
we will have impugned
you will have impugned
they will have impugned

Future Continuous
I will be impugning
you will be impugning
he/she/it will be impugning
we will be impugning
you will be impugning
they will be impugning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been impugning
you have been impugning
he/she/it has been impugning
we have been impugning
you have been impugning
they have been impugning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been impugning
you will have been impugning
he/she/it will have been impugning
we will have been impugning
you will have been impugning
they will have been impugning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been impugning
you had been impugning
he/she/it had been impugning
we had been impugning
you had been impugning
they had been impugning

Conditional
I would impugn
you would impugn
he/she/it would impugn
we would impugn
you would impugn
they would impugn

Past Conditional
I would have impugned
you would have impugned
he/she/it would have impugned
we would have impugned
you would have impugned
they would have impugned

Thesaurus

Verb

impugn - attack as false or wrongchallenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"

impugn

verb (Formal) challenge, question, attack, dispute, criticize, call into question, assail, gainsay (archaic or literary), traduce, cast doubt upon I hope the good name of the company will not be impugned.

Translations

attaquercontestercontestareimpugnareimpugnar

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Synonyms for impugn

verb challenge

Synonyms

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verb attack as false or wrong

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