impugn
verb (used with object)
to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
impugns
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present tense formof impugn (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The rules of evidence are supposed to prohibit the presentation of “character evidence” — information that simply impugns a defendant or reveals past wrongs — to avoid biasing jurors.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
We’ve learned a lot about women’s rights and the suffrage movement, and do we hear men saying that it shouldn’t be taught because it impugns men?
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
“For people to say we’re somehow manipulating the system — I do take offense, because that impugns my integrity as a system operator.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2020
He also said it “tacitly impugns the integrity” of judges to suggest that they could not meet performance standards.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2018
But there must always be two parties to a quarrel, and our statement has to be modified as soon as we consider what the scientific innovator impugns.
From The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske
