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gainsay

/ɡeɪnˈseɪ/

US pronunciation
American sound/ɡeɪnˈseɪ/
ɡeɪnˈseɪ
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

ɡeɪn - ˈseɪ -> gainsay

Myanmar meaning

(v) တစ်စုံတစ်ရာမဟုတ်ကြောင်းငြင်းသည်၊ငြင်းပယ်သည်။

Full entry

gainsay / geÇn'seÇ / v

(pt, pp gainsaid / -'sed/) (fml ) (တစ်စုံတစ်ရာ မဟုတ်ကြောင်း) ငြင်းသည်၊ ငြင်းပယ်သည်။ There's no gainsaying his honesty (ie We cannot deny that he is honest).

More examples
  • You may not have liked her
  • but no one could gainsay her determination.
Synonyms
oppose, naysay, contradict, argue with, refute, deny, argue, combat, contravene, controvert, cross, disaffirm, disagree, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fight, impugn, negate, negative, repudiate, resist, traverse, withstand
Antonyms
accept, acknowledge, admit, agree, aid, allow, approve, assist, concur, consent, endorse, go along, harmonize, help, make peace, permit, prove, support, surrender, uphold, yield
Cross references
opposenaysaycontradictargue withrefutedenyarguecombatcontravenecontrovertcrossdisaffirmdisagreedisclaimdisprovedisputefightimpugnnegatenegativerepudiateresisttraversewithstandacceptacknowledgeadmitagree
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