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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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