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gainsay
n. denial; refusal; objection
 
v. deny; dispute, contradict


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Verb
1. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
(synonym) challenge, dispute
(hypernym) contest, contend, repugn
(hyponym) call
(entail) question, oppugn, call into question



Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
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(v. t.)
To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
  

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v. a.
انکار کرنا, نہيں کرنا, بات کاٹنا, خلاف کہنا, رد کرنا, حجت کرنا, جرح کرنا

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Synonyms and related words:
abjure, assert the contrary, be contrary to, belie, call into question, challenge, combat, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, cross, deny, disaffirm, disallow, disavow, disclaim, disown, disprove, dispute, fight, forswear, impugn, join issue upon, negate, negative, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, oppugn, rebut, recant, refuse to admit, refute, reject, renounce, repudiate, resist, retract, revoke, take back, take issue with, traverse, withstand
  

Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.

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