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gainsay

/ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ/GAYN-say
/ˈɡeɪnˌseɪ/GAYN-say

Meaningagainst

Common meaning: deny or contradict

Journey through time

  1. Old Norsegegn‘against’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsagainst → contradictgeinseien‘contradict’source
  3. Englishgainsay‘deny or contradict’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse gegn ‘against’.

Source words

  • gegn Old Norse · source word “against”

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