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naysayer

[ ney-sey-er ]
/ ˈneɪˌseɪ ər /
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noun

a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views: Despite a general feeling that things were going well, a few naysayers tried to cast gloom.

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RELATED WORDS

cynic, misanthrope, complainer, sourpuss, killjoy, downer, defeatist, gloomy

Nearby words

  1. nay,
  2. nay pyi taw,
  3. naya paisa,
  4. nayarit,
  5. naysay,
  6. nazarene,
  7. nazarenes,
  8. nazareth,
  9. nazarite,
  10. nazca

Origin of naysayer

First recorded in 1715–25; nay + say1 + -er1
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Word Origin and History for naysayer

naysayer

n.

1721, from verb naysay (implied from 1530s in naysaying); from nay + say (v.). Nay-say "refusal" is from 1630s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper