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Another word for demur

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Verb

  1. To express opposition, often by argument

    Idioms:
    See also:

    support

Noun

  1. The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition

    See also:

    support

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Another word for demur

Verb
  1. See also:

    object

    oppose

    object

    complain

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Sentence Examples

  • After some demur, the poet consented to accept it, but added, "For my own part, I shall regret my simple name all my life."

  • The Koreans did not accept the restoration of Japanese influence without demur.

  • He accepted the dignity at any rate without demur, and there seems little doubt that the question of assuming, or obtaining, this title had previously been discussed.

  • The pope, Pius VII., who had long been kept under restraint by Napoleon at Fontainebleau, returned to Rome in May 1814, and was recognized by the congress of Vienna (not without some demur on the part of Austria) as the sovereign of all the former possessions of the Holy See.

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