naysay
verb
- to oppose or deny
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: From nay + say.
- Alternative spelling of nay-say.
“And her bare feet fell to telling her clad sides of the sweet coolness of the water, and waited for no naysay, ...”
verb
Etymology: From nay + say.
- Alternative spelling of nay-say (“say no to; deny, disagree, or oppose”)
“I shall nowise naysay thee this, for I love thee, and now and ever shalt thou be unto me as a brother, ...”
“He advises that board members must have solid knowledge of business in general and be independent enough to naysay the owner at times.”