oppugned

verb oppugned

• opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• argued — Simple past tense and past participle of argue.
• attacked — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
• contradicted — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
• controverted — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.