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oppugn

[ uh-pyoon ]
/ əˈpyun /
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verb (used with object)
to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
to call in question; dispute.
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Origin of oppugn

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin oppugnāre to oppose, attack, equivalent to op-op- + pugnāre to fight, derivative of pugnus fist; see pugilism

OTHER WORDS FROM oppugn

op·pugn·er, nounun·op·pugned, adjective

Words nearby oppugn

oppression, oppressive, oppressor, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, OPRA, opry, Ops, op-shop
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Words related to oppugn

criticize, contradict, controvert, attack, argue, debate, call into question, shoot down, take issue

British Dictionary definitions for oppugn

oppugn
/ (əˈpjuːn) /
verb
(tr) to call into question; dispute

Derived forms of oppugn

oppugner, noun

Word Origin for oppugn

C15: from Latin oppugnāre, from ob- against + pugnāre to fight, from pugnus clenched fist; see pugnacious
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