Definition of gainsay in English:

gainsay

verbgainsaid ɡeɪnˈseɪˌɡeɪnˈseɪ

formal

1with object and negative Deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid
Example sentencesExamples
- In the light of the ability to pay the Liquidator the correct account, the claimant's statements have not been gainsaid.
- Pundits argue still, but no one gainsays that such involvement and determination created something more than a gestural pastiche.
- Twenty-five years on, who can gainsay their prophetic analysis?
- It is an about-face that gainsays the ground of his achievement.
- I'm not denying or gainsaying the fact that one could make a case.
- We may not gainsay the outcome but we can say that if the Commission rules against Deputy Collins the party leadership will have little room for manoeuvre.
- Whatever problems one might have with military tribunals, is it really possible to gainsay the White House response on this one?
- No-one can possibly gainsay the need to travel on the railway in safety and it will be difficult to advance an argument against these giants.
- It cannot be gainsaid that the digital revolution is here with us.
- In your place, I should not gainsay the truth, but I'd put it in a different and more telling way.…
- No one truthfully gainsays the importance of professionalism to modern technological progress.
- These revisionists could not of course ultimately gainsay the fact that France was defeated.
- Now, I don't gainsay the need to start the transition process.
- We do not gainsay any of that, your Honour, and, indeed, the complaint against us is not in connection with the certification process, of course.
- In an era in which the very power of national governments of reformist pedigree to deliver reforms is under question, Labour gainsays the question.
- From early in her life Kamla is surprised by a contrary inner voice which frequently gainsays the received wisdom of her elders and betters.
- Anybody gainsaying General Relativity had best demonstrate an unambiguous reproducible falsification.
- Anything outside those actions is proof one has entered the Iron Bubble, and automatically gainsays the statements of the other side simply because the other side made them.
- Again, it cannot be gainsaid that the greater number of those who hold high places in our poetical literature are absolute nincompoops - fellows alike innocent of reason and of rhyme.
- But it is hard to gainsay the fundamental reality that the liberal news media are more firmly in the saddle than ever.
Synonyms
deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of
disprove, debunk, explode, discredit, refute, rebut, brush aside
informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames)
Law disaffirm
rare controvert, confute
1. 1.1 Speak against or oppose (someone)
  none could gainsay her
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now I dance to my own piper and if I want to sleep in I have no master to gainsay me.
  Everyone who believes it is legit will find some way to gainsay the believers.
  Legitimate children were subject to the commands of their father, with the mother having no legal right to gainsay him.
  And when Father had done investigating into his background found out he was the only son of an earl, and given his tacit approval of the match, how could she gainsay him?
  The extremist can always argue that he is the better Muslim that the moderate - and no one can gainsay him.
  So whoever is Home Secretary can define the points at which the IRA is a threat, or a partner in talks or any point in between, and neither we nor the legal system can gainsay him.
  So, claim above-average looks yourself, and who is to gainsay you?
  He had a hot temper and a weekly column in which he could publicly tear to shreds anyone who dared gainsay him or meddle with his works.
  My warnings over the last six years had been so numerous, so detailed, and were now so terribly vindicated, that no one could gainsay me.
  Seeing that there was indeed room, she began to settle in before anyone could gainsay her.
  But if it ends up being closer to the 200th year, I would not be around in any case, and I will not be able to have anyone gainsay me.
  For one thing, it took much, much longer to do; for another, very few directors relished being contradicted or gainsaid.
  Synonyms
  be against, object to, be hostile to, be anti, be in opposition to, disagree with, dislike, disapprove of

Derivatives

gainsayer

noun

formal

The Pope's funeral illustrated just how important religion still is to us all, whatever the gainsayers would have you believe
Example sentencesExamples
- And with God as his ally, he can face the multitude of enemies and gainsayers who threaten him everywhere.
- Both schools attempt to defend the faith from the gainsayer, the naturalist, the rebel.
- In other words, these days a Luddite is (unfairly so) an automatic gainsayer against the march of technology.
- The phlegmatic attitude of continental Europeans to the euro puts British gainsayers to shame

Origin

Middle English: from obsolete gain- 'against' + say.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of gainsay in US English:

gainsay

verbˌɡeɪnˈseɪˌɡānˈsā

formal

1with object and negative Deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid
Example sentencesExamples
- In an era in which the very power of national governments of reformist pedigree to deliver reforms is under question, Labour gainsays the question.
- Anything outside those actions is proof one has entered the Iron Bubble, and automatically gainsays the statements of the other side simply because the other side made them.
- Pundits argue still, but no one gainsays that such involvement and determination created something more than a gestural pastiche.
- Whatever problems one might have with military tribunals, is it really possible to gainsay the White House response on this one?
- These revisionists could not of course ultimately gainsay the fact that France was defeated.
- No one truthfully gainsays the importance of professionalism to modern technological progress.
- Now, I don't gainsay the need to start the transition process.
- Again, it cannot be gainsaid that the greater number of those who hold high places in our poetical literature are absolute nincompoops - fellows alike innocent of reason and of rhyme.
- We do not gainsay any of that, your Honour, and, indeed, the complaint against us is not in connection with the certification process, of course.
- In the light of the ability to pay the Liquidator the correct account, the claimant's statements have not been gainsaid.
- No-one can possibly gainsay the need to travel on the railway in safety and it will be difficult to advance an argument against these giants.
- We may not gainsay the outcome but we can say that if the Commission rules against Deputy Collins the party leadership will have little room for manoeuvre.
- But it is hard to gainsay the fundamental reality that the liberal news media are more firmly in the saddle than ever.
- Anybody gainsaying General Relativity had best demonstrate an unambiguous reproducible falsification.
- Twenty-five years on, who can gainsay their prophetic analysis?
- I'm not denying or gainsaying the fact that one could make a case.
- From early in her life Kamla is surprised by a contrary inner voice which frequently gainsays the received wisdom of her elders and betters.
- It is an about-face that gainsays the ground of his achievement.
- It cannot be gainsaid that the digital revolution is here with us.
- In your place, I should not gainsay the truth, but I'd put it in a different and more telling way.…
Synonyms
deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of
1. 1.1 Speak against or oppose (someone).
  Example sentencesExamples
  So whoever is Home Secretary can define the points at which the IRA is a threat, or a partner in talks or any point in between, and neither we nor the legal system can gainsay him.
  But if it ends up being closer to the 200th year, I would not be around in any case, and I will not be able to have anyone gainsay me.
  For one thing, it took much, much longer to do; for another, very few directors relished being contradicted or gainsaid.
  My warnings over the last six years had been so numerous, so detailed, and were now so terribly vindicated, that no one could gainsay me.
  And when Father had done investigating into his background found out he was the only son of an earl, and given his tacit approval of the match, how could she gainsay him?
  Everyone who believes it is legit will find some way to gainsay the believers.
  Now I dance to my own piper and if I want to sleep in I have no master to gainsay me.
  He had a hot temper and a weekly column in which he could publicly tear to shreds anyone who dared gainsay him or meddle with his works.
  The extremist can always argue that he is the better Muslim that the moderate - and no one can gainsay him.
  Seeing that there was indeed room, she began to settle in before anyone could gainsay her.
  Legitimate children were subject to the commands of their father, with the mother having no legal right to gainsay him.
  So, claim above-average looks yourself, and who is to gainsay you?
  Synonyms
  be against, object to, be hostile to, be anti, be in opposition to, disagree with, dislike, disapprove of

Origin

Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against’ + say.

单词	gainsay
释义	Definition of gainsay in English: gainsay verbgainsaid ɡeɪnˈseɪˌɡeɪnˈseɪ formal 1with object and negative Deny or contradict (a fact or statement) the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid Example sentencesExamples In the light of the ability to pay the Liquidator the correct account, the claimant's statements have not been gainsaid. Pundits argue still, but no one gainsays that such involvement and determination created something more than a gestural pastiche. Twenty-five years on, who can gainsay their prophetic analysis? It is an about-face that gainsays the ground of his achievement. I'm not denying or gainsaying the fact that one could make a case. We may not gainsay the outcome but we can say that if the Commission rules against Deputy Collins the party leadership will have little room for manoeuvre. Whatever problems one might have with military tribunals, is it really possible to gainsay the White House response on this one? No-one can possibly gainsay the need to travel on the railway in safety and it will be difficult to advance an argument against these giants. It cannot be gainsaid that the digital revolution is here with us. In your place, I should not gainsay the truth, but I'd put it in a different and more telling way.… No one truthfully gainsays the importance of professionalism to modern technological progress. These revisionists could not of course ultimately gainsay the fact that France was defeated. Now, I don't gainsay the need to start the transition process. We do not gainsay any of that, your Honour, and, indeed, the complaint against us is not in connection with the certification process, of course. In an era in which the very power of national governments of reformist pedigree to deliver reforms is under question, Labour gainsays the question. From early in her life Kamla is surprised by a contrary inner voice which frequently gainsays the received wisdom of her elders and betters. Anybody gainsaying General Relativity had best demonstrate an unambiguous reproducible falsification. Anything outside those actions is proof one has entered the Iron Bubble, and automatically gainsays the statements of the other side simply because the other side made them. Again, it cannot be gainsaid that the greater number of those who hold high places in our poetical literature are absolute nincompoops - fellows alike innocent of reason and of rhyme. But it is hard to gainsay the fundamental reality that the liberal news media are more firmly in the saddle than ever. Synonyms deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of disprove, debunk, explode, discredit, refute, rebut, brush aside informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames) Law disaffirm rare controvert, confute 1.1 Speak against or oppose (someone) none could gainsay her Example sentencesExamples Now I dance to my own piper and if I want to sleep in I have no master to gainsay me. Everyone who believes it is legit will find some way to gainsay the believers. Legitimate children were subject to the commands of their father, with the mother having no legal right to gainsay him. And when Father had done investigating into his background found out he was the only son of an earl, and given his tacit approval of the match, how could she gainsay him? The extremist can always argue that he is the better Muslim that the moderate - and no one can gainsay him. So whoever is Home Secretary can define the points at which the IRA is a threat, or a partner in talks or any point in between, and neither we nor the legal system can gainsay him. So, claim above-average looks yourself, and who is to gainsay you? He had a hot temper and a weekly column in which he could publicly tear to shreds anyone who dared gainsay him or meddle with his works. My warnings over the last six years had been so numerous, so detailed, and were now so terribly vindicated, that no one could gainsay me. Seeing that there was indeed room, she began to settle in before anyone could gainsay her. But if it ends up being closer to the 200th year, I would not be around in any case, and I will not be able to have anyone gainsay me. For one thing, it took much, much longer to do; for another, very few directors relished being contradicted or gainsaid. Synonyms be against, object to, be hostile to, be anti, be in opposition to, disagree with, dislike, disapprove of Derivatives gainsayer noun formal The Pope's funeral illustrated just how important religion still is to us all, whatever the gainsayers would have you believe Example sentencesExamples And with God as his ally, he can face the multitude of enemies and gainsayers who threaten him everywhere. Both schools attempt to defend the faith from the gainsayer, the naturalist, the rebel. In other words, these days a Luddite is (unfairly so) an automatic gainsayer against the march of technology. The phlegmatic attitude of continental Europeans to the euro puts British gainsayers to shame Origin Middle English: from obsolete gain- 'against' + say. Rhymes affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of gainsay in US English: gainsay verbˌɡeɪnˈseɪˌɡānˈsā formal 1with object and negative Deny or contradict (a fact or statement) the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid Example sentencesExamples In an era in which the very power of national governments of reformist pedigree to deliver reforms is under question, Labour gainsays the question. Anything outside those actions is proof one has entered the Iron Bubble, and automatically gainsays the statements of the other side simply because the other side made them. Pundits argue still, but no one gainsays that such involvement and determination created something more than a gestural pastiche. Whatever problems one might have with military tribunals, is it really possible to gainsay the White House response on this one? These revisionists could not of course ultimately gainsay the fact that France was defeated. No one truthfully gainsays the importance of professionalism to modern technological progress. Now, I don't gainsay the need to start the transition process. Again, it cannot be gainsaid that the greater number of those who hold high places in our poetical literature are absolute nincompoops - fellows alike innocent of reason and of rhyme. We do not gainsay any of that, your Honour, and, indeed, the complaint against us is not in connection with the certification process, of course. In the light of the ability to pay the Liquidator the correct account, the claimant's statements have not been gainsaid. No-one can possibly gainsay the need to travel on the railway in safety and it will be difficult to advance an argument against these giants. We may not gainsay the outcome but we can say that if the Commission rules against Deputy Collins the party leadership will have little room for manoeuvre. But it is hard to gainsay the fundamental reality that the liberal news media are more firmly in the saddle than ever. Anybody gainsaying General Relativity had best demonstrate an unambiguous reproducible falsification. Twenty-five years on, who can gainsay their prophetic analysis? I'm not denying or gainsaying the fact that one could make a case. From early in her life Kamla is surprised by a contrary inner voice which frequently gainsays the received wisdom of her elders and betters. It is an about-face that gainsays the ground of his achievement. It cannot be gainsaid that the digital revolution is here with us. In your place, I should not gainsay the truth, but I'd put it in a different and more telling way.… Synonyms deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, declare untrue, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, fly in the face of 1.1 Speak against or oppose (someone). Example sentencesExamples So whoever is Home Secretary can define the points at which the IRA is a threat, or a partner in talks or any point in between, and neither we nor the legal system can gainsay him. But if it ends up being closer to the 200th year, I would not be around in any case, and I will not be able to have anyone gainsay me. For one thing, it took much, much longer to do; for another, very few directors relished being contradicted or gainsaid. My warnings over the last six years had been so numerous, so detailed, and were now so terribly vindicated, that no one could gainsay me. And when Father had done investigating into his background found out he was the only son of an earl, and given his tacit approval of the match, how could she gainsay him? Everyone who believes it is legit will find some way to gainsay the believers. Now I dance to my own piper and if I want to sleep in I have no master to gainsay me. He had a hot temper and a weekly column in which he could publicly tear to shreds anyone who dared gainsay him or meddle with his works. The extremist can always argue that he is the better Muslim that the moderate - and no one can gainsay him. Seeing that there was indeed room, she began to settle in before anyone could gainsay her. Legitimate children were subject to the commands of their father, with the mother having no legal right to gainsay him. So, claim above-average looks yourself, and who is to gainsay you? Synonyms be against, object to, be hostile to, be anti, be in opposition to, disagree with, dislike, disapprove of Origin Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against’ + say.
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