Ang kahulugan ng diksyunaryo ng salitang "gainsay" ay pagtanggi o pagtatalo sa isang bagay, pagsalungat o pagsalungat sa isang tao, o pagdeklara ng isang bagay na mali o hindi totoo.
He was foremost at all races and cock fights and, with the ascendancy which bodily strength always acquires in rustic life, was the umpire in all disputes, setting his hat on one side, and giving his decisions with an air and tone that admitted of no gainsay or appeal.
