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Meaning of "oppugnant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OPPUGNANT

oppugnant  [əˈpʌɡnənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPPUGNANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Oppugnant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OPPUGNANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oppugnant in the English dictionary

The definition of oppugnant in the dictionary is combative, antagonistic, or contrary.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OPPUGNANT


benignant
bɪˈnɪɡnənt
component
kəmˈpəʊnənt
continent
ˈkɒntɪnənt
dominant
ˈdɒmɪnənt
impregnant
ɪmˈprɛɡnənt
indignant
ɪnˈdɪɡnənt
malignant
məˈlɪɡnənt
non-malignant
ˌnɒnməˈlɪɡnənt
nonpregnant
ˌnɒnˈprɛɡnənt
permanent
ˈpɜːmənənt
pregnant
ˈprɛɡnənt
premalignant
ˌpriːməˈlɪɡnənt
prominent
ˈprɒmɪnənt
pseudopregnant
ˌsjuːdəʊˈpreɡnənt
regnant
ˈrɛɡnənt
repugnant
rɪˈpʌɡnənt
stagnant
ˈstæɡnənt
unbenignant
ˌʌnbɪˈnɪɡnənt
unpregnant
ʌnˈprɛɡnənt
unrepugnant
ˌʌnrɪˈpʌɡnənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPPUGNANT

oppositional
oppositionist
oppositionless
oppositive
oppress
oppressed
oppressingly
oppression
oppressive
oppressively
oppressiveness
oppressor
opprobrious
opprobriously
opprobriousness
opprobrium
oppugn
oppugnancy
oppugnantly
oppugner

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPPUGNANT

complainant
consonant
contaminant
covenant
determinant
Dinant
discriminant
first lieutenant
flight lieutenant
lieutenant
pennant
poignant
predominant
queen regnant
recombinant
remnant
resonant
revenant
ruminant
vernant

Synonyms and antonyms of oppugnant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oppugnant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPPUGNANT

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The translations of oppugnant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «oppugnant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

oppugnant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oppugnant
570 millions of speakers

English

oppugnant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oppugnant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

oppugnant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

oppugnant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oppugnant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oppugnant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oppugnant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oppugnant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oppugnant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oppugnant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oppugnant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oppugnant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oppugnant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகையான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विरोधार्थी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oppugnant
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oppugnant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oppugnant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

oppugnant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oppugnant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oppugnant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oppugnant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oppugnant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppugnant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oppugnant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPUGNANT»

The term «oppugnant» is used very little and occupies the 180.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPPUGNANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «oppugnant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «oppugnant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about oppugnant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPPUGNANT»

Discover the use of oppugnant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oppugnant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
... disparity, incongruity; annulling, negation, nullification; counteraction con agreement, congruity; alliance, association, rapport; empathy, sympathy antagonist n syn OPPONENT, adversary, anti, con, match, opposer, oppugnant con adherent, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
2
Latin Syntax by Diagrams, with First Year Latin: Caesar's ...
Ego vicum oppugno. Tu oppidum oppugnas. Galli Italiam vastant. Antiqua ruina. 11. Qui sunt Germani? Germani sunt Incolae Germaniae. Germania est magna. 12. Germani vicos Helvetiorum oppugnant. Galli Romam oppugnant .Suas copias ...
George W. Lewis, 1911
3
God in Creation, and God Enthroned in Redemption: Two Parts ...
True, there were opposing forces, spirits of evil and dark-visaged demons oppugnant to Brahm ; Ahriman oppugnant to Ormuzd and to Mithra the Good ; in Egypt Typho was oppugnant to Osiris the Benefactor. And in each nation this hostile ...
‎1889
4
Brighten the Corner Where You Are: A Novel
"You've got the main fact," my father said, "if you'll remember that he was tagged with that oppugnant sobriquet because he was able and extremely willing to stand up in public debate in defense of the theory of evolution. You will recall that Dr.
Fred Chappell, 2013
5
Elements of Latin
Eaedem nationes oppida vestra oppugnant. 5. Milites ipsi id oppidum expugnant. 6. Omnium ducum, hic imperator est for- tissimus. 7. Haec occasio idonea est atque c5piae oppidum illud terra marique oppugnant. 8. Ei socii Roma- nis crebra ...
Barry Congar Smith, 1913
6
Tetulliani Liber Apologeticus
Et tamen apprehensi subiguntur et conditioni suae succidunts, et quos de longinquo oppugnant, de proximo obseerant. Itaque dum vice' rebellantium ergastulorumm, sive carcerum, vel metallorum, vel hoc genus poanalis servitutis erumpunt ...
Henry Annesley Woodham, LLD., 1850
7
The imperial dictionary of the English language: a complete ...
Darcie, Oppugnant (op-pug'nant), n. One who oppugns; an opponent. Coleridge, [Rare.] Oppugnation (op-pug-na'shon), n. Opposition; resistance. There is just cause of thankfulness to God for so meet a provision, none for a just oppug nation, ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1883
8
Afro-Eccentricity: Beyond the Standard Narrative of Black ...
God. as. Symbol. and. Oppugnant. Artifact. What distinguishes Long from theologians, church historians, and church sociologists is his database, which includes the folkloric sources of the sacred in the black experience, especially the  ...
William David Hart, 2011
9
The Synonym Finder
1. contradictory, countering, conflicting, adverse, contrary, opponent, antipathetical, oppositional, oppugnant; jarring, clashing, incompatible, discordant, discrepant, dissident, antagonistic. 2. combating, fighting, militant, battling, dueling, ...
Jerome Irving Rodale, 1978
10
The Living Age
Whatever may be the merit of doctrines now severally advocated, we believe it is impossible to deny these striking facts — that zeal, though not less zealous, is less intolerant ; that orthodoxy is less supercilious, dissent less oppugnant, ...
‎1849

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPPUGNANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oppugnant is used in the context of the following news items.
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John Molina Jr. “I was warned 15 times that I would get disqualified"
While the matchup seemed phenomenal on paper, it turned out to be quite the oppugnant type of fight. Broner stayed away from John Molina ... «thaboxingvoice, Mar 15»
2
Adrien Broner No Longer Floyd's Mini Me?
Mayweather has had quite the oppugnant reaction when a man named Manny Pacquiao, who he fights May 2nd at the MGM Grand, does it. «thaboxingvoice, Mar 15»
3
Babri case litigant for lifetime but never oppugnant of Hindu-Muslim …
Three days ahead of the 22nd anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, the prime litigant in the case, Hashim Ansari declared he was fed up of ... «TwoCircles.net, Dec 14»
4
Not a Bang, but a Whimper: US Justice Department Settles in Signal …
At other times, Smith attacked Malabo's critics in high dudgeon as a “rapacious diaspora,” “oppugnant NGOs” and “Europeans with colonialist ... «100Reporters, Oct 14»
5
Busia And The Politics of Racial Inferiority
... the corpus of Abena's and Akosua's works and sociopolitical lives, by themselves, alone, represent a uniter of oppugnant social and political ... «GhanaWeb, Jan 14»
6
It's not Serena Williams' fault that women's tennis is boring
It harks back to the days of Williams' oppugnant relationships with Justine Henin and Martina Hingis - and just adds a little spice. But the ... «Herald Scotland, Oct 13»
7
Collins dictionary asks public to rescue outdated words
Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles of BBC's The One Show are championing "oppugnant" (combative, antagonistic or contrary) and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 08»
8
Red light, green light: My solution for dealing with golf bag boys
I foresee the future of the bag boy-golfer relationship as an increasingly oppugnant one. June 12, 2007. Brandon Tucker is the Managing Editor for Golf Advisor. «WorldGolf.com, Jun 07»

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