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anfechten — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • impugn verb To assault, attack.
  • refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.

Senses

anfechten is used for these senses in English:

  • impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
  • refute (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).

impugn — full definition

  1. verb To assault, attack.
  2. verb To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of; cast doubt on.

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