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gainsay

[ geyn-sey, geyn-sey ]

verb (used with object)

gainsaid, gainsaying.
  1. to deny, dispute, or contradict.
  2. to speak or act against; oppose.


gainsay

/ ɡɪˈɪ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • se noun
  • ܲ·s adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gainsay1

First recorded in 1250–1300, gainsay is from the Middle English word gainsaien. See again, say 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gainsay1

C13 gainsaien, from gain- against + saien to say 1
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There can be no gainsaying that Boeing has been in a bad way at least since 2018, the last year in which the company booked an annual profit.

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There’s no gainsaying the hunger of many in the crowd at Chicago’s United Center, and of Democrats across the country, to see Trump behind bars.

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Nor can I gainsay the positions of those who argue that torture is justified in such a case.

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They have provided little to no evidence to validate this drastic divestiture of combined-arms capability, and the war in the Ukraine gainsays this decision.

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As an Episcopal priest, I’d be the last person to gainsay the importance of prayer.

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