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impugnar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
  • contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  • gainsay verb To say something in contradiction to.
  • impugn verb To assault, attack.

Senses

impugnar is used for these senses in English:

  • challenge (legal, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror.
  • contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  • gainsay (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.
  • impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.

challenge — full definition

  1. noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
  2. noun An invitation to a contest, or a questioning of something's validity.
  3. verb To dispute or question something, or to invite someone to a contest.

contest — full definition

  1. noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  2. verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.

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