gainsay [verb]
Definition of gainsay:
- To deny or contradict (a fact or statement).
- To oppose or challenge (someone).
- take exception to
Sentence/Example of gainsay:
She could not gainsay the evidence presented against her.
His actions gainsay his professed loyalty to the company.
No one dared to gainsay the king's decision.
It is difficult to gainsay the benefits of regular exercise.
Despite their efforts to gainsay him, he remained steadfast in his beliefs.
The witness's testimony gainsayed the defendant's alibi.
Her achievements in the field of science gainsay any doubts about her abilities.
The facts gainsay the popular belief that he was involved in the scandal.
His reputation as a fair judge is gainsaid by his impartial rulings.
The evidence clearly gainsays the theory proposed by the researchers.