English-Thai Dictionary

gainsay

VT ปฏิเสธ  คัดค้าน  ไม่ยอมรับ ความจริง  deny contradict confirm concede pa-ti-sed

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GAINSAY

v.t.[Eng. against. ] To contradict; to oppose in words; to deny or declare not to be true what another says; to controvert; to dispute; applied to persons, or to propositions, declarations or facts. I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke 21:15.

 

GAINSAYER

n.One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer. Titus 1:9.

 

GAINSAYING

ppr. Contradicting; denying; opposing.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GAINSAY

Gain `say " ( or; 277 ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainsaid ( or ); p. pr. &vb. n. Gainsaying. ] Etym: [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

GAINSAYER

GAINSAYER Gain `say "er, n.

 

Defn: One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the gainsayers." Tit. i. 9.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

gainsay

gain say |ˌgānˈsā, ˈgānˌsā ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ | ▶verb ( past and past participle gainsaid ) [ with obj. with negative ] formal deny or contradict (a fact or statement ): the impact of the railroads cannot be gainsaid. • speak against or oppose (someone ). DERIVATIVES gain say er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against ’ + say .

 

Oxford Dictionary

gainsay

gainsay |geɪnˈseɪ | ▶verb ( past and past participle gainsaid |-ˈsed | ) [ with obj. ] [ with negative ] formal deny or contradict (a fact or statement ): the impact of the railways cannot be gainsaid. • speak against or oppose (someone ). DERIVATIVES gainsayer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from obsolete gain- ‘against ’ + say .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

gainsay

gainsay verb formal it was difficult to gainsay his claim: deny, dispute, disagree with, argue with, dissent from, contradict, repudiate, challenge, oppose, contest, counter, controvert, rebut. ANTONYMS confirm.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

gainsay

gainsay verb formal it was difficult to gainsay his claim: 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; informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames ); Law disaffirm; rare controvert, confute. ANTONYMS confirm.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

gainsay

gain say /ɡèɪnséɪ /動詞 →say 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例否定形で 〗…を否定する, …であることを認めない (deny )▸ There is no gainsaying a possibility of time travel .時間旅行の可能性は否定できない