Term: naysaying: the act of saying no to a request
Candidate hypernym: denial: the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) → 1
Candidate hypernym: purification: the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing → 0
Candidate hypernym: morphea: localized scleroderma → 0
Candidate hypernym: pinprick: a minor annoyance → 0
Candidate hypernym: fungus gnat: minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings → 0
Candidate hypernym: government department: a department of government → 0
Candidate hypernym: casuarius: type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries → 0
Candidate hypernym: dental practice: the practice of dentistry → 0
Candidate hypernym: symbology: the study or the use of symbols and symbolism → 0
Candidate hypernym: veterinary medicine: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals) → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonlinear system: a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree → 0