different between gainsay vs oppugn

English

Etymology

From Middle English gainsayen, ?einseggen (“to say against, say in opposition to”), equivalent to gain- +? say. Compare Old Danish gensige (“to speak against; gainsay”), Swedish gensaga (“a speaking against; protest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?n?se?/
• (US, also) IPA^(key): /??e?n?se?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Verb

gainsay (third-person singular simple present gainsays, present participle gainsaying, simple past and past participle gainsaid)

1. (transitive, formal) To say something in contradiction to.

   Synonyms: controvert, deny, dispute, refute, withsay

Derived terms

• gainsayer
• gainsaying

Translations

Anagrams

• angiyas, gaysian

English

Etymology

From Middle French oppugner Latin oppugno (“fight against, to attack, assail, assault, storm, besiege, war with”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??pju?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Verb

oppugn (third-person singular simple present oppugns, present participle oppugning, simple past and past participle oppugned)

1. (transitive, rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
   • 1761 Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume III, page 180, London: R. and J. Dodsley.

     It is for the same reason, that is, because 'tis all comprehended in Slawkenbergius, that I say nothing likewise of Scroderus (Andrea) who all the world knows, set himself to oppugn Prignitz with great violence, ---- proving it in his own way, first logically, and then by a series of stubborn facts

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• impugn
• pugnacious
• repugnant

Anagrams

• pop gun, popgun