gain·say
gain·say/ˌɡānˈsā/
verb
deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
"the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid"
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, shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames), disaffirm, controvert, confute
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1. to declare to be untrue or invalid 2. contradict, oppose did not dare to gainsay the king gainsayer noun
verb Word forms: -says, -saying, -said (transitive) archaic or literary to deny (an allegation, a statement, etc); contradict
6 days ago · to refuse to accept something as the truth: Certainly there's no gainsaying (= it is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance.
verb (used with object) , gain·said, gain·say·ing. to deny, dispute, or contradict. to speak or act against; oppose.
Gainsay, a verb, means "contradict" or "speak out against." When you challenge authority, you gainsay, as in teachers don't like it when unruly students gainsay ...
verb. Definition of gainsaid. past tense of gainsay. as in denied. to declare not to be true it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and ...
GAINSAID meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of gainsay formal 2. past simple and past participle of gainsay…. Learn more.
gainsay in American English · 1. to deny · 2. to contradict · 3. to speak or act against; oppose. noun.
to deny or disagree with (something) : to show or say that (something) is not true — used in negative statements. There is no gainsaying such evidence.
to say against, say in opposition to, equivalent to gain- + say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against ...