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oppugn

  • /əˈpjuːn/

Rhymes with -uːn

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From Middle French oppugner Latin oppugno (“fight against, to attack, assail, assault, storm, besiege, war with”).

verb oppugns · oppugning · oppugned

  1. rare, transitive To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement. If nothing can oppugne love, And virtue invious ways can prove, What may not he confide to do That brings both love and virtue too?

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"oppugn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/oppugn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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oppugn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/oppugn

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"oppugn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/oppugn.

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@misc{oppugn_2026,
  title = {oppugn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oppugn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}