nay-sayingn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪˌseɪɪŋ/

Forms: see nay adv.¹ and saying n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nay adv.¹, saying n.¹

Etymology: < nay adv.¹ + saying n.¹ Compare later nay-say n., nay-say v.

†1. Contradiction, denial. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [noun]

andsechOE

nitea1400

nyingc1429

naying1430

negationc1450

contradiction1526

deny1535

nay-saying1535

deniance1548

denial1576

infringement1593

nay-saya1598

negativing1777

denying1785

denegation1831

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Heb. vii. B Now is it so without all naysayenge that the lesse receaueth blessynge of y^e better.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 272 A straunge facion of puttyng awaye feare, not by naye saiyng, ne [etc].

a. Objection, refusal; (in later use) habitual negativity. Cf. yea-saying n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun]

objectionc1410

reprobation?c1500

protesting1582

demurring1593

exceptance1603

exceptiona1604

demur1639

demurral1808

demurrage1822

objectation1886

nay-saying1893

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [noun] > pessimism

pessimism1815

negativity1826

wet-blanketiveness1834

unsanguineness1841

nay-saying1893

gloom and doom1947

negaholism1989

1893 W. Morris tr. Ordination of Knighthood in Order of Chivalry 132 Since ye drive me to the thing And nought avails my nay-saying Then riskless I the work shall earn.

1922 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 46 Judgment..covers the paired opposites of of acceptance and rejection, affirmation and negation... But where is the activity, the Yea-saying or the Nay-saying, in the case of ideation?

1930 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 24 450 Parliament's task is coming to be that of yea-saying or nay-saying.

1998 T. C. Boyle Riven Rock 165 In the face of this mindless barbarism, this naysaying and mockery.

b. Social Sciences. The tendency of a participant in a survey or experiment habitually to disagree with statements or respond negatively to questions. Cf. yea-saying n. 2.

ΚΠ

1958 Dædalus 87 28 As a result of this great predominance of yea-sayers, many positive correlations among variables have been reported which, it now appears, do not indicate the relationships they first appeared to indicate. The determining factor is yea-saying or nay-saying.

1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 86 220 Subjects who obtained scores of 0, 1, and 11, 12 were dropped from the analysis as representing extremes of yeasaying or naysaying.

1991 A. P. Copeland & K. M. White Studying Families iii. 30 Can questions be worded in such a way so as to minimize various kinds of response bias, such as agreeing with every statement, disagreeing with them all (yea-saying and nay-saying), or always avoiding the more extreme scores on a rating scale and ‘hugging the middle’?

2005 A. Myers & C. H. Hansen Experim. Psychol. (2012) iv. 107 People differ in response styles, such as willingness to answer, position preferences, and yea-saying and nay-saying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nay-sayingadj.

Brit.

/ˈneɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪˌseɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nay-say v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < nay-say v. + -ing suffix². Compare yea-saying adj.

1. Dissenting, opposing; typically used with connotations of habitual negativity. Cf. yea-saying adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > inclined to oppose

opposive1676

oppositive1865

oppositious1923

nay-saying1924

1924 L. Mumford Sticks & Stones i. 15 Although we of today may regard their [sc. the Puritans'] religion as harsh and nay-saying, we cannot forget that it was a central point of their religion.

1952 B. Wolfe Limbo (1953) iv. 222 His mind brimming with..the necessity for some nay-saying gesture against emsiac.

1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 10 Nov. 48/1 Brewer writes off naysaying academics as ‘old ladies, old sinecured bureaucrats.’

2. Social Sciences. That tends to disagree with statements or respond negatively to questions in a survey or experiment; characterized by such responses. Cf. yea-saying adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [adjective]

negativec1460

denegatory1823

contradicting1849

denying1874

nay-saying1960

1960 Public Opinion Q. Winter 680 Agreement tendency may be one of the characteristics of a ‘yeasaying’ or ‘naysaying’ personality.

1986 Jrnl. Marketing Res. 23 330/2 Whether the subject..has yea-saying tendencies, or is cautious or has nay-saying tendencies.

2012 Law & Human Behaviour 36 371/1 Participants set a more conservative criterion (were more ‘nay saying’) for reports than denials.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nay-saying
释义	nay-sayingn. Brit. /ˈneɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌseɪɪŋ/ Forms: see nay adv.¹ and saying n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nay adv.¹, saying n.¹ Etymology: < nay adv.¹ + saying n.¹ Compare later nay-say n., nay-say v. †1. Contradiction, denial. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [noun] andsechOE nitea1400 nyingc1429 naying1430 negationc1450 contradiction1526 deny1535 nay-saying1535 deniance1548 denial1576 infringement1593 nay-saya1598 negativing1777 denying1785 denegation1831 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Heb. vii. B Now is it so without all naysayenge that the lesse receaueth blessynge of y^e better. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 272 A straunge facion of puttyng awaye feare, not by naye saiyng, ne [etc]. 2. a. Objection, refusal; (in later use) habitual negativity. Cf. yea-saying n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > [noun] objectionc1410 reprobation?c1500 protesting1582 demurring1593 exceptance1603 exceptiona1604 demur1639 demurral1808 demurrage1822 objectation1886 nay-saying1893 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [noun] > pessimism pessimism1815 negativity1826 wet-blanketiveness1834 unsanguineness1841 nay-saying1893 gloom and doom1947 negaholism1989 1893 W. Morris tr. Ordination of Knighthood in Order of Chivalry 132 Since ye drive me to the thing And nought avails my nay-saying Then riskless I the work shall earn. 1922 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. Jan. 46 Judgment..covers the paired opposites of of acceptance and rejection, affirmation and negation... But where is the activity, the Yea-saying or the Nay-saying, in the case of ideation? 1930 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 24 450 Parliament's task is coming to be that of yea-saying or nay-saying. 1998 T. C. Boyle Riven Rock 165 In the face of this mindless barbarism, this naysaying and mockery. b. Social Sciences. The tendency of a participant in a survey or experiment habitually to disagree with statements or respond negatively to questions. Cf. yea-saying n. 2. ΚΠ 1958 Dædalus 87 28 As a result of this great predominance of yea-sayers, many positive correlations among variables have been reported which, it now appears, do not indicate the relationships they first appeared to indicate. The determining factor is yea-saying or nay-saying. 1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 86 220 Subjects who obtained scores of 0, 1, and 11, 12 were dropped from the analysis as representing extremes of yeasaying or naysaying. 1991 A. P. Copeland & K. M. White Studying Families iii. 30 Can questions be worded in such a way so as to minimize various kinds of response bias, such as agreeing with every statement, disagreeing with them all (yea-saying and nay-saying), or always avoiding the more extreme scores on a rating scale and ‘hugging the middle’? 2005 A. Myers & C. H. Hansen Experim. Psychol. (2012) iv. 107 People differ in response styles, such as willingness to answer, position preferences, and yea-saying and nay-saying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nay-sayingadj. Brit. /ˈneɪseɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌseɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nay-say v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < nay-say v. + -ing suffix². Compare yea-saying adj. 1. Dissenting, opposing; typically used with connotations of habitual negativity. Cf. yea-saying adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adjective] > inclined to oppose opposive1676 oppositive1865 oppositious1923 nay-saying1924 1924 L. Mumford Sticks & Stones i. 15 Although we of today may regard their [sc. the Puritans'] religion as harsh and nay-saying, we cannot forget that it was a central point of their religion. 1952 B. Wolfe Limbo (1953) iv. 222 His mind brimming with..the necessity for some nay-saying gesture against emsiac. 1999 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 10 Nov. 48/1 Brewer writes off naysaying academics as ‘old ladies, old sinecured bureaucrats.’ 2. Social Sciences. That tends to disagree with statements or respond negatively to questions in a survey or experiment; characterized by such responses. Cf. yea-saying adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > [adjective] negativec1460 denegatory1823 contradicting1849 denying1874 nay-saying1960 1960 Public Opinion Q. Winter 680 Agreement tendency may be one of the characteristics of a ‘yeasaying’ or ‘naysaying’ personality. 1986 Jrnl. Marketing Res. 23 330/2 Whether the subject..has yea-saying tendencies, or is cautious or has nay-saying tendencies. 2012 Law & Human Behaviour 36 371/1 Participants set a more conservative criterion (were more ‘nay saying’) for reports than denials. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535adj.1924
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