how to pronounce impugn

/ˌɪmˈpjun/

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impugn is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of impugn in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… mean to impugn the good the good names …”

meanings of impugn

verb:

To assault, attack.
To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.

impugn frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word impugn occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics impugn can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that impugn can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;