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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Gainsay \Gain`say"\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gainsaid (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying.] [OE.
geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]
To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
[1913 Webster]
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
--Luke xxi.
15.
[1913 Webster]
The just gods gainsay
That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword
Be drained. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Gainsay \Gain`say"\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Gainsaid (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying.] [OE.
geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter.]
To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your
adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
--Luke xxi.
15.
The just gods gainsay That any drop thou borrow'dst
from thy mother, My sacred aunt, should by my mortal
sword Be drained. --Shak.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gainsaying
n.
1 opposition, especially in speech.
2 refusal to accept or believe something.
3 contradiction.
4 denial; denying.
5 (lb en archaic or obsolete) rebellious opposition; rebellion.
vb.
(present participle of en gainsay nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
gainsaying
n.
1 opposition, especially in speech.
2 refusal to accept or believe something.
3 contradiction.
4 denial; denying.
5 (lb en archaic or obsolete) rebellious opposition; rebellion.
vb.
(present participle of en gainsay nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
gainsaying
n.
1 opposition, especially in speech.
2 refusal to accept or believe something.
3 contradiction.
4 denial; denying.
5 (lb en archaic or obsolete) rebellious opposition; rebellion.
vb.
(present participle of en gainsay nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
gainsaying
n.
1 opposition, especially in speech.
2 refusal to accept or believe something.
3 contradiction.
4 denial; denying.
5 (lb en archaic or obsolete) rebellious opposition; rebellion.
vb.
(present participle of en gainsay nocat=1)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
gainsaying
Engelska a.
(avledning en gainsay ordform=prespart)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Gainsaying /ɡˈeɪnseɪɪŋ/
النكران
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
gainsaying /ɡˈeɪnseɪɪŋ/
leugnend, abstreitend, bestreitend
see: gainsay, gainsaid, gainsays, gainsaid
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
gainsaying /ɡˈeɪnseɪɪŋ/
1. motsägelse
contradiction
2. gensaga, gensägelse, invändning, protest
opposition
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