nay-saying

A form of naysaying — A refusal, denial, or negation.

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Meanings

nounnay-saying (countable and uncountable, plural nay-sayings)

plural nay-sayings · alternative naysaying

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of naysaying.

    We need a tool to extract from the risk assessment and intervention contingency tables any bias toward yea-saying or nay-saying.

    2000, John F. McGrew, John G. Bilotta, “The effectiveness of risk management: measuring what didn't happen”, in Management Decision, volume 38, number 4, page 295
verb

alternative naysaying

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of nay-say
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APA

nay-saying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nay-saying

MLA

“nay-saying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nay-saying. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nay-saying,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nay-saying.

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