impugnment

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noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounimpugnment (countable and uncountable, plural impugnments)

plural impugnments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of impugning, or the state of being impugned.

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

Origin

From impugn + -ment.

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APA

impugnment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impugnment

MLA

“impugnment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impugnment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impugnment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impugnment.

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