Oppugn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːpʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒpʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒpʌn/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːpʌn/.

Examples

We must question your judgment in this matter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

call into question question

Parts of Speech

verb	challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of “We must question your judgment in this matter”

Word Forms

question

noun

uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

oppon

die Genauigkeit, Redlichkeit oder Angemessenheit in Frage stellen

🇫🇷French

discuter

contester l’exactitude, la probité ou l’opportunité de

🇪🇸Spanish

opugnar

cuestionar la exactitud, probidad o propiedad de

🇮🇹Italian

oppugnare

contestare l'accuratezza, la probità o la proprietà di

🇳🇱Dutch

bestrijden

de juistheid, eerlijkheid of juistheid ervan in twijfel trekken

🇵🇹Portuguese

assaltar

desafiar a precisão, probidade ou propriedade de

🇷🇺Russian

противный

оспаривать точность, честность или уместность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कड़ा जवाब देना

की सटीकता, ईमानदारी, या औचित्य को चुनौती दें

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরোধিতা

এর যথার্থতা, প্রবিধান বা প্রাপ্যতাকে চ্যালেঞ্জ করুন

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोध

च्या अचूकतेला, संभाव्यतेला किंवा योग्यतेला आव्हान द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધ

ની ચોકસાઈ, પ્રોબિટી અથવા ઔચિત્યને પડકાર આપો

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧ

ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁੱਧਤਾ, ਪ੍ਰਮਾਣਿਕਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਚੁਣੌਤੀ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخالفت

کی درستگی، پروبائٹی، یا مناسبیت کو چیلنج کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

质疑

质疑以下内容的准确性、诚实性或适当性

🇯🇵Japanese

反対

～の正確さ、可能性、または妥当性に異議を唱える

🇰🇷Korean

반대하다

정확성, 타당성 또는 타당성에 도전합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chống đối

thách thức tính chính xác, xác thực hoặc đúng đắn của

🇹🇭Thai

ต่อต้าน

ท้าทายความถูกต้อง ความน่าจะเป็น หรือความเหมาะสมของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

membantah

menantang keakuratan, kejujuran, atau kepantasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فند

الطعن في الدقة أو النزاهة أو الملاءمة

🇮🇷Persian

مخالفت کردن

صحت، درستی یا درستی را به چالش بکشید

🇹🇷Turkish

muhalif

doğruluğuna, dürüstlüğüne veya uygunluğuna itiraz etmek

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The primary meaning of 'oppugn' is 'challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of'.

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