demur in English

noun

1

the action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something.

they accepted this ruling without demur

synonyms: objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, opposition, resistance, reservation, hesitation, reluctance, disinclination, doubts, qualms, misgivings, second thoughts, a murmur, a word

verb

1

raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.

normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred

synonyms: object, take exception, take issue, protest, cavil, dissent, voice reservations, be unwilling, be reluctant, balk, think twice, drag one's heels, refuse, boggle, kick up a fuss

noun

• objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, opposition, resistance, reservation, hesitation, reluctance, disinclination, doubts, qualms, misgivings, second thoughts, a murmur, a word
• demurrer, demurral

verb

• object, take exception, take issue, protest, cavil, dissent, voice reservations, be unwilling, be reluctant, balk, think twice, drag one's heels, refuse, boggle, kick up a fuss
• except

Use "demur" in a sentence

1. They accepted without demur.

2. I agreed to this without demur.

3. He accepted the criticism without demur.

4. The students demur to too much homework.

5. The council may demur for two reasons.

6. She agreed to his request without demur.

7. Accounts were adopted without question, rule changes without demur.

8. The Naval and General Staffs did not demur.

9. He was used to being obeyed without demur.

10. Without demur, they joined the party in my rooms.

11. Firsthands over the name card without demur instead some reluctantly.

12. In the end Nixon accepted our unanimous advice without demur.

13. The driver of the other car pulled up without demur.

14. O'Brien's servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur.

15. For a second he thought that Howarth was about to demur.

16. Of course, athletes rarely demur when offered a gently used medal. Sentencedict.com

17. But did the working class accept their continued relatively poor conditions without demur.

18. It would seem hazardous to demur at ( to ) a proposition which is so widely accepted.

19. If even a few nations demur or cheat, the whole system can break down.

20. Yet, there was demur at the problems which inequality caused, even though it was rarely effective.

21. When Scobie opened the door and stood aside for her to enter, she did so without demur.

22. How does the noun Compunction differ from other similar words? Some common synonyms of Compunction are demur, qualm, and scruple

23. When I continued to demur, he promised to prescribe only five pills, one for each of the next five nights.

24. Letty seemed about to demur but Emily lifted her chin challengingly and the maid bobbed and left the room.

25. Hesitate, falter, waver, dither (chiefly Brit.), shrink, jib, demur, vacillate, hang back Many people Boggled at engaging in a full-scale war against all the colonies.

26. "I was Chastised for refusing to demur and pretend that I didn't have the capacity to do the job because I didn't have the title and the positions that people were used to seeing have," Abrams

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