"gainsaying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gainsayings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gaynesayenge, ȝeinseiing, ȝeinsegging, equivalent to gainsay + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gaynesayenge}} Middle English gaynesayenge, {{suffix|en|gainsay|ing}} gainsay + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} gainsaying (plural gainsayings)
  1. Opposition, especially in speech. Translations (opposition): invändning [common-gender] (Swedish), gensaga [common-gender] (Swedish), gensägelse [common-gender] (Swedish), protest [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gainsaying-en-noun-5jaUJkWd Disambiguation of 'opposition': 53 1 5 5 35
  2. Refusal to accept or believe something.
    Sense id: en-gainsaying-en-noun-3ZvyhbRn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with gain-, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 33 10 15 13 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 43 8 11 13 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gain-: 8 31 10 24 6 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 49 12 22 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 26 15 20 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 45 14 21 8
  3. Contradiction. Translations (contradiction): motsägelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gainsaying-en-noun-GY85aUKj Disambiguation of 'contradiction': 5 1 85 6 4
  4. Denial; denying.
    Sense id: en-gainsaying-en-noun-nY7hCPjN
  5. (archaic or obsolete) Rebellious opposition; rebellion.
    Sense id: en-gainsaying-en-noun-r3qaLqn6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gainsaw
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: From gainsay. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gainsaying
  1. present participle and gerund of gainsay Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gainsay
    Sense id: en-gainsaying-en-verb-aDnY9FfR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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