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- Dictionaryde·mur/dəˈmər/
verb
- 1. raise doubts or objections or show reluctance: "normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred"
noun
- 1. the action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something: "they accepted this ruling without demur"
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1. : the act or an instance of objecting : protest. rather than be brought into court he will pay without demur G. B. Shaw. 2. : hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed. after some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges Charles Dickens. Synonyms.
Definition of 'demurred' Word Frequency. demurred in British English. past participle of verb, past tense of verb. See demur. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'demurred' in a sentence. demurred.
to express disagreement or refuse to do something: The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. agent provocateur. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively. bone. conflict. flame. hammer. lock horns idiom. non-circular. non-consensual. pick.
1. to raise objections or show reluctance; object. 2. (Law) law to raise an objection by entering a demurrer. 3. archaic to hesitate; delay. n. 4. the act of demurring.
to express disagreement or refuse to do something: The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguing & disagreeing. a bone of contention idiom. agent provocateur. aggressor. alienated. argue with someone. argumentatively. bone. conflict. differ. flame. hammer.
Other forms: demurred; demurs; demurring. If your mother asks you to clean your room and you refuse, you demur. And if your friend invites you to the Death Metal Forever concert but you hesitate, you demur. Whether you object, politely disagree, or hesitate, you demur.
to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred. Antonyms: assent, accede, agree, acquiesce. Law. to interpose a demurrer. Archaic. to linger; hesitate.
1. verb. If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. [formal] Hunt asked me to take over the whole operation. At first I demurred. [VERB] The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent. [VERB] Synonyms: object, refuse, protest, doubt More Synonyms of demur. 2. See without demur
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1. to raise objections or show reluctance; object. 2. (Law) law to raise an objection by entering a demurrer. 3. archaic to hesitate; delay. n. 4. the act of demurring. 5. an objection raised. 6. archaic hesitation.
