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present participle of gainsay
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1
to declare not to be true
- it can't be gainsaid that most people wish they had more time and money
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2
to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)
- repeatedly tried to gainsay me, though every point I made was backed up by facts
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“Gainsaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainsaying. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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