[verb] [T] [past:] gainsaid [formal] - to refuse to accept (something) as the truthThere's no gainsaying (= It is not possible to doubt) the technical brilliance of his performance but one might have hoped for a little more feeling. [T]
GAINSAY
Meaning of GAINSAY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012