gainsay

• Veralteter oder gehobener Ausdruck mit der Bedeutung, etwas zu leugnen, zu bestreiten, zu widersprechen oder sich etwas zu widersetzen.

An archaic verb meaning to deny, contradict, or speak against something.

unregelmäßiges Verb

1. Deny or contradictC2formal

   To deny, dispute, or speak against something, especially a statement or fact.

   Leugnen oder widersprechen

   • No one could gainsay the truth of her testimony.
   • He tried to gainsay the evidence, but it was overwhelming.
   • It is difficult to gainsay the importance of education.

   Synonymecontradictcontrovertdenydisputeimpugnnegaterefuterepudiate

   Antonymeacknowledgeadmitaffirmagreeallowassertconcedeconfirmcorroborateendorsegrantmaintainsupportupholdverify