gainsay
verb (used with object)
to deny, dispute, or contradict.
gainsaid
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past participleof gainsay.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gainsay.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gainsayverb (used with object)to deny, dispute, or contradict.
Example Sentences
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In-house experts are gainsaid by leadership or even made entirely irrelevant as their duties are passed off to the commercial sector.
From Slate ● May 6, 2020
None has suggested, however, that a president’s voluntary decision to provide materials to Congress can be gainsaid, either by subordinate executive-branch officials or the courts.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2018
Getting hit by a foul ball or a broken bat is a known risk of attending baseball games, and the potential for major injuries cannot be gainsaid.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2015
My evaluation process would be a lot simpler and less anxiety-ridden if I knew I would never be gainsaid by any student.
From Salon ● May 25, 2013
Yet the scale of Pizarro's triumph at Cajamarca cannot be gainsaid.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
