oppugn

[ uh-pyoon ]
/ əˈpyun /
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verb (used with object)

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

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, noun un·op·pugned, adjective

Words nearby oppugn

oppress, oppression, oppressive, opprobrious, opprobrium, oppugn, oppugnant, opr, opra, opruss, opry

Words related to oppugn

criticize, contradict, controvert, attack, argue, debate

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