demurs

Meaning of demurs

verb, 3rd person present
  1. raise objections or show reluctance.
    normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred

Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.

Information about demurs

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of demurs is: demur.
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Hyphenation of demurs

de-murs

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • demurs is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

demurs synonyms

Meaning say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something:

object

Meaning express an objection to what someone has said or done:

protest

Meaning make petty or unnecessary objections:

cavil

Meaning disagree with the doctrine of an established or orthodox Church:

dissent

Meaning hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking:

balk

Meaning pause in indecision before saying or doing something:

hesitate

Meaning indicate or show that one is not willing to do something:

refuse

Meaning (of a person) hesitate to do or accept:

boggle

Words that rhyme with demurs

testamurs, femurs, lemurs, bemurmurs, murmurs, remurmurs, smurs

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