oppugn (redirected from oppugning)

op·pugn  (-pyn)

tr.v. op·pugned, op·pugn·ing, op·pugns

To oppose, contradict, or call into question.

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[Middle English oppugnen, from Latin oppugnre, to attack : ob-, against; see ob- + pugnre, to fight with the fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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op·pugner n.

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oppugn [op-pewn]

Verb

Formal to call into question; dispute [Latin ob- against + pugnare to fight]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

oppugn - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" call into question, question challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"