gainsay
verb/ɡeɪnˈseɪ//ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ/US
Etymology
From Middle English gainsayen, ȝeinseggen (“to say against, say in opposition to”), equivalent to gain- + say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against; protest”).
- inherited from gainsayen
Definitions
To say something in contradiction to.
- The supreme court, therefore, may assume jurisdiction over subjects and between parties, not allowed by the constitution, and there is no power in the federal government to gainsay it.
- So she had, cried Scrooge. You’re right. I will not gainsay it, Spirit. God forbid!
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gainsay. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA