gainsay
verb | /gainsay/
deny or contradict (a fact or statement); speak against or oppose (someone)
gainsay
verb | /gainsay/
Advanced WordsHARDdeny or contradict (a fact or statement); speak against or oppose (someone)
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"No one could gainsay the results of the study; the data were clear."
"She dared to gainsay the popular opinion and won the debate."
Mnemonic Trick
GAINSAY → GAIN + SAY: to say against (oppose) what is claimed to gain ground.
Etymology
From Old English gain-say “to contradict.”
Common in formal/legal contexts for refutation.
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