pugn

fight

Usage

  • impugn

    If you impugn someone's motives or integrity, you say that they do not deserve to be trusted.

  • repugnance

    Repugnance is a strong feeling of dislike for something or someone you find horrible and offensive.

  • pugnacious

    To act in a pugnacious manner is to act in a combative and aggressive way.

  • pugilist

    someone who fights with his fists for sport

  • pugnacity

    a natural disposition to be hostile

  • repugnant

    offensive to the mind

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