demur
verb
[ dɪˈməː ]
• raise objections or show reluctance.
• "normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred"
Similar:
raise objections,
object,
take exception,
take issue,
protest,
lodge a protest,
cavil,
dissent,
raise doubts,
express doubt,
express reluctance,
express reservations,
express misgivings,
be unwilling,
be reluctant,
balk,
hesitate,
think twice,
hang back,
drag one's heels,
refuse,
be cagey,
boggle,
kick up a fuss,
kick up a stink,
demur
noun
• the action of objecting to or hesitating over something.
• "they accepted this ruling without demur"
Similar:
objection,
protest,
protestation,
complaint,
dispute,
dissent,
carping,
cavilling,
recalcitrance,
opposition,
resistance,
reservation,
hesitation,
reluctance,
unwillingness,
disinclination,
lack of enthusiasm,
doubts,
qualms,
misgivings,
second thoughts,
a murmur,
a peep,
a word,
a sound,
niggling,
griping,
grousing,
boggling,
demurrers,
demurral,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay’.
