gainsay
to deny, dispute, or contradict.
to speak or act against; oppose.
Origin of gainsay
1Other words from gainsay
- gainsayer, noun
- un·gain·said, adjective
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How to use gainsay in a sentence
He once gainsaid the talent of Louis Lambert, his Vendome school-mate.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheHe had adopted that system, while Minoret gainsaid the truth thereof.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThis impression was not gainsaid, but the whole tangle grew denser.
The Tragic Muse | Henry JamesHaving fundamental principles which cannot be gainsaid, we may philosophically draw deductions.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordBe this as it may, the fact could not be gainsaid that Last Bull was growing more and more morose.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
British Dictionary definitions for gainsay
/ (ɡeɪnˈseɪ) /
(tr) archaic, or literary to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict
Origin of gainsay
1Derived forms of gainsay
- gainsayer, noun
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