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gainsay

🇬🇧 UK/gein'sei/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To deny, contradict, or speak against something

否认，反驳，反对

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
gainsayother
=gainsay

Common Collocations

  • 1.gainsay evidence否认证据
  • 2.gainsay claim反驳声称
  • 3.cannot gainsay无法否认

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    No one can gainsay the evidence presented in court.

  • 2.

    The facts gainsay the politician's claims completely.

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