naysaying

NOUN
  1. the act of saying no to a request
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How To Use naysaying In A Sentence

  • He's is pretty much naysaying the strategic importance of the IT sector.
  • Remic sets out the agenda of the SFFE as, from his perspective at least, a reaction to the “constant whining and moaning and tearing down”, “the constant poison and vitriol which, I think, has been invading and escalating for a long time”, said naysaying being born of the fact that “it's much easier to destroy than create”. Ethics and Enthusiasm
  • What a rebuke to those who seem to thrive on naysaying, despair, division, and the past, or who are imprisoned by memories of the good old days!
  • The naysaying marine geologists who love to point out that there is no geological evidence at all for a sunken continent on the Atlantic Ocean floor are absolutely right.
  • All the Republicans can offer are whining, complaining and naysaying. State of the Union: John King's Crib Sheet for December 20
  • Just a bunch of howling from craphurling naysaying lower primates. Think Progress » Ridge Defends Napolitano From Right-Wing Attacks: The Criticisms Are ‘Misplaced’
  • But continually naysaying with no apparent idea of their own about how to improve the training of the military, for example, is not a constructive way to approach the debate.
  • Her opinion counts for sh-t, particularly on this subject and in light of the ample evidence contradicting the interpretations of the out-of-context email quotes touted by the naysaying energy industry minions. Palin calls for Obama to boycott climate change conference
  • So, despite all the chat and naysaying, the first annual Montreal International Reggae Festival managed to pull off yet another Quebec-based cavalcade of world-class talent without a hitch.
  • Is it just this mean, naysaying gadfly or do others see most of that feel good municipal stuff as a substitute for the lack of ability to manage the fundamental and more important city business? Not pictured (Jack Bog's Blog)
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