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Synonyms for gainsay

Grammar : Verb
Spell : geyn-sey, geyn-sey
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgeɪnˌseɪ, geɪnˈseɪ

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Définition of gainsay

Origin :
  • "contradict," c.1300, literally "say against," from Old English gegn- "against" (see again) + say (v.). "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley], which was used to form such now-obsolete compounds as gain-taking "taking back again," gainclap "a counterstroke," gainbuy "redeem," and gainstand "to oppose." Related: Gainsaid; gainsaying.
  • verb contradict
Example sentences :
  • After that it was fit that silence should again intervene, for I could not gainsay him.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • I have my own roof, such as it is, and no one to gainsay me under it.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Arthur felt that he was, in some measure, and did not gainsay it.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • This fine deed was soon forgotten, and there are even people who gainsay it.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • After the invading army had retired, no one will gainsay the sound sense of his behaviour.
  • Extract from : « Agesilaus » by Xenophon
  • "Yes," she answered, with a quiet dignity which he could not gainsay.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • That may do in the bank, perhaps, where none can gainsay him.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • There was no one to dispute his will,—none to gainsay his opinions.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • He was the head of the household, however, so there was none to gainsay him.
  • Extract from : « The House in the Water » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • Governor Gage could not gainsay the fact that the citizens were victors.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin

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