Oppugn (Verb)
Meaning
Challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician's opponents sought to oppugn her claims of reducing the national debt by pointing out inconsistencies in her math.
- His former colleagues oppugned his version of events, stating he had distorted the facts for his own gain.
- Critics wasted no time in attempting to oppugn the study's conclusions, citing methodological flaws and bias.
- Many in the community are trying to oppugn the construction of a new high-rise building on the grounds of environmental concerns.
- Historians have long sought to oppugn the official account of the historical event, drawing attention to omitted facts and manipulated narratives.