gainsaying

Variant of gainsay

gainsay definition

gain·say (gān′sā′, gān′sā′)

transitive verb gainsaid -·said′ (-sed′), gainsaying -·say′·ing

  1. to deny
  2. to contradict
  3. to speak or act against; oppose

Etymology: ME geinseggen < gein- < OE gegn, against (see again) + secgan (see say)

noun

a gainsaying

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