To express opposition, often by argument

• squawk

  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. To utter with or as if with a squawk.

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  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. To utter with or as if with a squawk.

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• kick

  1. To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.
  2. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.
  3. To punt in football.

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  1. To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.
  2. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.
  3. To punt in football.

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• remonstrate

  1. To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.
  2. To reason or plead in protest; present an objection.

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  1. To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.
  2. To reason or plead in protest; present an objection.

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• protest

  1. To express a strong objection to (something):
  2. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something):
  3. To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted:

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  1. To express a strong objection to (something):
  2. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something):
  3. To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted:

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• object

  1. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  2. A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action:
  3. A limiting factor that must be considered:

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  1. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
  2. A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action:
  3. A limiting factor that must be considered:

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• inveigh

  1. To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently.

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  1. To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently.

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• expostulate

  1. To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate.
  2. To say in protest; object:

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  1. To reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct; remonstrate.
  2. To say in protest; object:

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• except

  1. With the exclusion of; other than; but:
  2. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that:
  3. Otherwise than:

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  1. With the exclusion of; other than; but:
  2. If it were not for the fact that; only. Often used with that:
  3. Otherwise than:

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• challenge

  1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
  2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  3. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:

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  1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
  2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  3. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:

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The act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition

• kick

  1. To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.
  2. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.
  3. To punt in football.

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  1. To extend the leg away from the body; strike out with the foot or feet.
  2. To score or gain ground by kicking a ball.
  3. To punt in football.

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• squawk

  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. To utter with or as if with a squawk.

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  1. To utter a harsh scream; screech.
  2. To complain or protest noisily or peevishly.
  3. To utter with or as if with a squawk.

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• remonstration

  1. Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.

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  1. Protest, objection, disapproving pleading, or an act thereof.

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• remonstrance

  1. The act of remonstrating.
  2. An expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances.

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  1. The act of remonstrating.
  2. An expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal statement of grievances.

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• protestation

  1. An emphatic declaration.
  2. A strong or formal expression of dissent.

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  1. An emphatic declaration.
  2. A strong or formal expression of dissent.

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• protest

  1. To express a strong objection to (something):
  2. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something):
  3. To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted:

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  1. To express a strong objection to (something):
  2. To participate in a public demonstration in opposition to (something):
  3. To promise or affirm earnestly, as after being doubted:

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• objection

  1. The act of objecting:
  2. The formal registration of protest against the admission of a piece of evidence at trial, on the grounds of some legal defect.
  3. A statement presented in opposition:

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  1. The act of objecting:
  2. The formal registration of protest against the admission of a piece of evidence at trial, on the grounds of some legal defect.
  3. A statement presented in opposition:

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• expostulation

  1. (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
  2. (uncountable) A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate.

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  1. (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
  2. (uncountable) A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate.

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• exception

  1. The act of excepting or the condition of being excepted; exclusion.
  2. One that is excepted, especially a case that does not conform to a rule or generalization.
  3. An objection or a criticism:

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  1. The act of excepting or the condition of being excepted; exclusion.
  2. One that is excepted, especially a case that does not conform to a rule or generalization.
  3. An objection or a criticism:

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• challenge

  1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
  2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  3. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:

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  1. A call to engage in a contest, fight, or competition:
  2. An act or statement of defiance; a call to confrontation:
  3. A demand for explanation or justification; a calling into question:

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