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- pronunciation:
- geIn
seI
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gainsays, gainsaying, gainsaid |
| definition 1: |
to deny or contradict.
If this man of science says it is true, who am I to gainsay it?- antonyms:
- admit
- similar words:
- contradict, deny
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| definition 2: |
to speak against; oppose.
- similar words:
- contravene, controvert, deny
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| related words: |
belie, contest, disavow, disclaim, dispute, overrule |
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| derivation: |
gainsayer (n.) |
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