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NAYSAYING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does naysaying mean?
• NAYSAYING (noun)
The noun NAYSAYING has 1 sense:
1. the act of saying no to a request
Familiarity information: NAYSAYING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of saying no to a request
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("naysaying" is a kind of...):
denial (the act of refusing to comply (as with a request))
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