Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impugner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pugn-er
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.

Etymology

Etymology tree English impugn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English impugner From impugn + -er.

Inflected Forms

impugners (plural)

Questions

What does impugner mean?: One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
Where does impugner come from?: Etymology tree English impugn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English impugner From impugn + -er.

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