demur
Meaning of demur
verb
- raise objections or show reluctance.
normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred
- the action of objecting to or hesitating over something.
they accepted this ruling without demur
Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.
Information about demur
- The plural form of demur is: demurs.
- Languages in which demur is used:
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Hyphenation of demur
de-mur
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- demur is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
demur synonyms
Meaning demurral:
Meaning except:
Meaning say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something:
Meaning express an objection to what someone has said or done:
Meaning make petty or unnecessary objections:
Meaning disagree with the doctrine of an established or orthodox Church:
Meaning hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking:
Meaning pause in indecision before saying or doing something:
Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:
Meaning (of a person) hesitate to do or accept:
Meaning an expression or feeling of disapproval or opposition; a reason for disagreeing:
Meaning an emphatic declaration in response to doubt or accusation:
Meaning a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable:
Meaning a disagreement or argument:
Meaning difficult to please; critical:
Meaning resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument:
Meaning the refusal to accept or comply with something:
Meaning an expression of doubt qualifying overall approval of a plan or statement:
Meaning the action of pausing before saying or doing something:
Meaning unwillingness or disinclination to do something:
Meaning the quality or state of being unwilling to do something; reluctance:
Meaning a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm:
Meaning a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction:
Meaning an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving:
Meaning a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something:
Meaning causing slight but persistent annoyance, discomfort, or anxiety:
Meaning the action or fact of complaining in a persistent, irritating way:
Meaning complain about something trivial; grumble:
Meaning (of a person or their mind) be astonished or baffled when trying to imagine something:
Meaning an objection granting the factual basis of an opponent's point but dismissing it as irrelevant or invalid:
Translation of demur
- Spanish: objetar, oponer, objeción, inconveniente, reparo
- French: inconvénient
- German: Bedenken
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