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objection
[ uhb-jek-shuhn ]
noun
- a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
- the act of objecting, opposing, or disputing:
His ideas were open to serious objection.
- a ground or cause for objecting.
- a feeling of disapproval, dislike, or disagreement.
Synonyms: , ,
objection
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike
- a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling
- the act of objecting
Other Word Forms
- ԴDzo·tDz noun
- o·tDz noun
- p·Dz·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of objection1
Idioms and Phrases
see raise an objection .Example Sentences
District Judge Paula Xinis condemned the government’s lawyers for defying the court’s order, saying their “objection reflects a willful and bad faith refusal to comply.”
The civil cases were put on hold pending the conclusion of the criminal trial, over Bauer’s objection.
Despite public objections to more warehousing, the industry has been growing largely due to a shift in people's spending habits.
There is no apparent objection to a European "reassurance force" deploying to western Ukraine after any ceasefire to deter future Russian aggression.
Taylor, which has become known as the "don't say gay" case, because it's over conservative objections to children's books, taught in Maryland classrooms, that position queerness as a normal fact of life.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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