gainsaid
ˌgān-ˈsād
-ˈsed
; gainsaying
ˌgān-ˈsā-iŋ
; gainsays
ˌgān-ˈsāz
-ˈsez
1
: to declare to be untrue or invalid
2
: contradict, oppose
did not dare to gainsay the king
gainsayer
noun
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