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Definition of "impugn" []

  • To attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument: impugn a political opponent's record. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "impugn" in a sentence
  • "Wunderman said he didn't want to "impugn" the motives of officials in those cities, acknowledging they were serving the needs of their constituents."
  • ""impugn" Mr Needham under parliamentary privilege, the CMC was proving its independence by holding a public inquiry into a former ministerial staffer."
  • "The narrator doesn't impugn the behavior of man who fired his father for falling asleep on the job."