gainsay (redirected from gainsaid)

gain·say  (gn-s, gns)

tr.v. gain·said (-sd, -sd), gain·say·ing, gain·says (-sz, -sz)

1. To declare false; deny. See Synonyms at deny.

2. To oppose, especially by contradiction.

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[Middle English gainsayen : gain-, against (from Old English gegn-) + sayen, to say (from Old English secgan; see say).]

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gain·sayer n.

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gainsay [geɪnˈseɪ]

vb -says, -saying, -said

(tr) Archaic or literary to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc.); contradict

[C13 gainsaien, from gain- against + saien to say¹]

gainsayer  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims" challenge, dispute call - challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of; "call the speaker on a question of fact" call - challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense; "He deserves to be called on that" contest, repugn, contend - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

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gainsay

verb deny, dispute, disagree with, contradict, contravene, rebut, controvert There was no-one to gainsay this assertion.
back, support, confirm, agree with

Translations

gainsay [ˌgeɪnˈseɪ] (gainsaid (pt, pp)) VT (liter) → contradecir, negar
it cannot be gainsaid → es innegable

gainsay [ˌgeɪnˈseɪ] vt → nier

gainsay

vt pret, ptp <gainsaid> → widersprechen (+dat); fact → (ab)leugnen, bestreiten; evidence, argument → widerlegen; it/the facts cannot be gainsaid → es lässt/die Tatsachen lassen sich nicht leugnen; there is no gainsaying his honesty → seine Ehrlichkeit lässt sich nicht leugnen

gainsay [ˌgeɪnˈseɪ] (gainsaid (pt, pp)) [ˌgeɪnˈsɛd] vt (frm) (fact, argument) → contestare, negare; (person) → contraddire

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gainsay [ˌgeɪnˈseɪ] (gainsaid (pt, pp)) [ˌgeɪnˈsɛd] vt (frm) (fact, argument) → contestare, negare; (person) → contraddire