Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impugnation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-pug-na-tion
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of impugning

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of appealing or revoking

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English impugn Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English impugnation From impugn + -ation.

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Questions

What does impugnation mean?
The act of impugning
Where does impugnation come from?
Etymology tree English impugn Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English impugnation From impugn + -ation.

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