Meaning & use
Impugning
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Challenging or questioning the truth, honesty, or integrity of someone or something.
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The lawyer accused the witness of impugning her client's reputation without evidence.
He resented anyone impugning his motives for volunteering.
A note on using this word
Impugn comes from Latin impugnare, "to attack," and today survives mainly in formal or legal contexts about attacking someone's credibility.
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