verb
- challenging or calling into question the truth, validity, or integrity of something
Usage: present participle of ‘impugn’; formal
Examples
- The lawyer was impugning the witness’s credibility during cross-examination.
- She felt uncomfortable impugning her colleague’s motives without clear evidence.
- The article was impugning the company’s environmental record.
- By impugning the study’s methodology, critics hoped to discredit its findings.
- He avoided impugning anyone’s character during the heated debate.
- The opposition party was impugning the government’s economic policies.