gainsaying
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gainsaying¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English gaynesayenge, ȝeinseiing, ȝeinsegging, equivalent to gainsay + -ing.
noun gainsayings
- Opposition, especially in speech. This gainsaying may take numberless forms: [...]
- Refusal to accept or believe something. So that it is best to take this meaning here, and understand, that an oath puts an end to all gainsaying by confirming the matter one way, in which all parties consent [...]
- Contradiction. There is no gainsaying this logic.
- Denial; denying. But there was no gainsaying the wisdom of the advice which he had given me as to concealing the treasure.
- Rebellious opposition; rebellion. Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
gainsaying²
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of gainsay
Talk about this word "gainsaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gainsaying. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gainsaying. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gainsaying "gainsaying." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gainsaying.Cite this
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