Naysay

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of nay-say. US, alt-of, alternative

    "And her bare feet fell to telling her clad sides of the sweet coolness of the water, and waited for no naysay, ..."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of nay-say (“say no to; deny, disagree, or oppose”) US, alt-of, alternative

    "I shall nowise naysay thee this, for I love thee, and now and ever shalt thou be unto me as a brother, ..."

Synonyms

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gainsaygainsay

Antonyms

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yeasay

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"And her bare feet fell to telling her clad sides of the sweet coolness of the water, and waited for no naysay, ..."

Etymology

From nay + say.

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