naysayer

/ney-sey-er/US // ˈneɪˌseɪ ər //

怀疑论者,怀疑者,反对者,说谎者

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views: Despite a general feeling that things were going well, a few naysayers tried to cast gloom.

nounpessimist

Forms: naysayers

Synonyms

The most notable naysayer was Francis Crick, the Nobel Prize-winning co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who later became a neuroscientist.
They are willing to openly question the premise or logic or value of an idea, and they somehow manage to do this without building a reputation for being a naysayer or difficult to work with.
Despite the naysayers, Peloton has managed to soar in the past year, posting profits and ever-growing revenue in recent quarters even while struggling to produce quickly enough to match demand.
So when you go to people in these various agencies, they are professional naysayers, they say, “Well, we can’t do that.”
As AT&T executes the largest strategic transformation in the Fortune 500, some of what the naysayers warned of is coming true.
“I agree with the naysayers—in fact, I pretty much am a naysayer,” concludes Noller.
Nowinski admits that the league “went from being a naysayer to a powerful advocate” for the cause.

/ney-sey-er/US // ˈneɪˌseɪ ər //

怀疑论者,怀疑者,反对者,说谎者

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views: Despite a general feeling that things were going well, a few naysayers tried to cast gloom.

nounpessimist

Forms: naysayers

Synonyms

The most notable naysayer was Francis Crick, the Nobel Prize-winning co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who later became a neuroscientist.
They are willing to openly question the premise or logic or value of an idea, and they somehow manage to do this without building a reputation for being a naysayer or difficult to work with.
Despite the naysayers, Peloton has managed to soar in the past year, posting profits and ever-growing revenue in recent quarters even while struggling to produce quickly enough to match demand.
So when you go to people in these various agencies, they are professional naysayers, they say, “Well, we can’t do that.”
As AT&T executes the largest strategic transformation in the Fortune 500, some of what the naysayers warned of is coming true.
“I agree with the naysayers—in fact, I pretty much am a naysayer,” concludes Noller.
Nowinski admits that the league “went from being a naysayer to a powerful advocate” for the cause.