[responsivevoice]Impugn[/responsivevoice] [im-pyoon]
The word of the day is ‘impugn’.
The word is a verb, i.e. it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes. The past tense of the word is impugned.
It means:
1. To challenge someone
2. To criticize
3. To dispute the validity or the truth
4. To call into question
1. But as you are about to stake your life on the issue, I cannot impugn your sincerity.
2. Not being able to impugn her beauty, they attacked her costume.
3. Your loyalty is very touching, dear child, and I would be the last to impugn it.
4. “I am not attempting to impugn the qualifications of the witness,” I snapped.
5. I impugn neither his morality nor his motives—only his rationality.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
assail, contravene, tar, attack, blast, break, contradict, cross, deny, dispute, gainsay, knock, negate, oppose, question, resist, slam, smear, traduce, trash, traverse, zap, call into question, challenge, query, etc.
Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
agree, aid, allow, approve, assist, compliment, concede, confirm, corroborate, go along, help, join, praise, stay, support, flatter, etc.
Quotation:
It really is this: you are either for liberty, you’re for freedom, and you’re for living how you want to live without infringing and impugning on anyone else’s rights, or you want the state to deal with everything.
Dave Rubin
Social Example:
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