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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõtɾaɾiˈaɾ
"É difícil contrariar essa evidência."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To deny or contradict a fact or statement.
"It is difficult to gainsay the overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution." - 2
To speak against or oppose someone.
"None could gainsay the authority of the council's final decree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'gainsaien', composed of 'gain-' (meaning against or opposite, from Old English 'geagn') and 'saien' (to say). Historically used in legal and formal contexts to denote speaking against, denying, or contradicting a statement or claim.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gainsay" is said worldwide
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contredire
Transliteration: kɔ̃tʁədiʁ
"Il est difficile de contredire ses arguments."
widersprechen
Transliteration: viːdɐˈʃpʁɛxn
"Niemand konnte seiner Aussage widersprechen."
contraddire
Transliteration: kontraddire
"È difficile contraddire i dati ufficiali."
contradecir
Transliteration: kontɾaðiˈsiɾ
"Nadie puede contradecir los hechos."
contrariar
Transliteration: kõtɾaɾiˈaɾ
"É difícil contrariar essa evidência."
खंडन करना
Transliteration: khandan karna
"इन तथ्यों का खंडन करना कठिन है।"
反驳
Transliteration: fǎnbó
"很难反驳这些确凿的证据。"
부인하다
Transliteration: buinhada
"그 명백한 증거를 부인하기는 어렵다."
反論する
Transliteration: hanron suru
"その明白な証拠に反論するのは難しい。"
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