gainsay
US /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
UK /ˌɡeɪnˈseɪ/
1.
menyangkal, membantah
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
:
•
The evidence was too strong to gainsay.
Bukti terlalu kuat untuk disangkal.
•
No one could gainsay her claim to the inheritance.
Tiada siapa yang boleh menyangkal tuntutannya terhadap warisan itu.
2.
menentang, melawan
speak against or oppose (someone)
:
•
It was useless to gainsay him, as he was determined to go.
Tiada gunanya menentangnya, kerana dia bertekad untuk pergi.
•
She was too polite to gainsay her elders.
Dia terlalu sopan untuk menentang orang yang lebih tua.