protest
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noun \ˈprō-ˌtest\Definition of PROTEST
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: a solemn declaration of opinion and usually of dissent: as a : a sworn declaration that payment of a note or bill has been refused and that all responsible signers or debtors are liable for resulting loss or damage b : a declaration made especially before or while paying that a tax is illegal and that payment is not voluntary
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: the act of objecting or a gesture of disapproval <resigned in protest>; especially : a usually organized public demonstration of disapproval
3
: a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action <went under protest>
4
: an objection made to an official or a governing body of a sport
See Examples of PROTEST
- He heard protests from the crowd.
- She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.
- There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.
- The suspect surrendered his gun without protest.
- She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest.
- The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.
Origin of PROTEST
Middle English, from protester
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to PROTEST
Synonyms: challenge, complaint, demur, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, objection, question, remonstrance, stink
Related Words: compunction, doubt, misgiving, qualm, scruple; misunderstanding; cavil, niggle [chiefly British], quibble; argument, conflict, debate, dispute, dissent, hassle, quarrel, squabble, static; censure, criticism; defiance, disobedience, rebellion; distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, dubitation [archaic], incertitude, indetermination, misdoubt, mistrust, mistrustfulness, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty; qualmishness, unease, uneasiness; reluctance, unwillingness
Near Antonyms: willingness; approval, sanction; acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent; compliance, obedience
Rhymes with PROTEST
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, unstressed, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
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