oppugn
Meaning
To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
Synonyms
impugn
counter to
fight against
Translations
αντικρούω καταδικάζω προβάλλω
widersprechen αντιλέγω
rejeter
اِعْترض
falsificarePronounced as (IPA)
/əˈpjuːn/
Etymology
From Middle French oppugner Latin oppugno (“fight against, to attack, assail, assault, storm, besiege, war with”).
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