Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impugnment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-pugn-ment
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"October 1863, Connop Thirlwall, a charge the rest to mark a limit which must be kept sacred from direct impugnment"

Etymology

From impugn + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: impugn

Usage

Inflected Forms

impugnments (plural)

Questions

What does impugnment mean?: The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.
Where does impugnment come from?: From impugn + -ment.

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