Debate Club Terms

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• The senator made a compelling argument in opposition to the proposed bill.
• I'm totally in opposition to going to that party tonight.
• I'm so not down with that plan, I'm in opposition to it.
• Her heart was in opposition to her mind when making the decision.

verb to oppose or attack someone or something with arguments or criticism

• The scholar sought to oppugn the theory presented in the research paper.
• He loves to oppugn everything I say, just for the sake of argument.
• I can't believe she's still oppugning his decisions after all this time.
• The prosecutor's questions oppugned the defendant's alibi, leaving doubt in the jury's minds.