oppugn

[ uh-pyoon ]

verb (used with object)

1. to assail by criticism, argument, or action.
2. to call in question; dispute.

oppugn

/ əˈpjuːn /

verb

1. tr to call into question; dispute

Derived Forms

• opˈpugner, noun

Other Words From

• op·pugner noun
• unop·pugned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppugn¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oppugn¹

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