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单词 impugn
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impugnverb [ T ]

uk/ɪmˈpjuːn/us/ɪmˈpjuːn/formal

to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them:

Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Damaging reputation

  • besmirch
  • black mark
  • blacken
  • blot
  • blot your copybook idiom
  • calumniate
  • dog
  • drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
  • give a dog a bad name idiom
  • hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
  • libel
  • mud
  • poison
  • show someone in a bad light idiom
  • slander
  • stab
  • stain
  • sully
  • taint
  • vilify

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impugnverb [ T ]

us/ɪmˈpjun/fml

to cause people to doubt or not trust someone’s character, honesty, or ability:

He could no longer work as a doctor because his reputation had been impugned.
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