protest
noun
• a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.
• "the British team lodged an official protest"
Similar:
objection,
exception,
complaint,
disapproval,
disagreement,
opposition,
challenge,
dissent,
demurral,
remonstration,
expostulation,
fuss,
outcry,
railing,
inveighing,
fulmination,
protestation,
• a written declaration, typically by a notary public, that a bill has been presented and payment or acceptance refused.
protest
verb
• express an objection to what someone has said or done.
• "before Muriel could protest, he had filled both glasses"
Similar:
express opposition,
raise objections,
object,
make a protest,
dissent,
take issue,
make/take a stand,
put up a fight,
kick,
take exception,
complain,
express disapproval,
disagree,
express disagreement,
demur,
remonstrate,
expostulate,
make a fuss,
cry out,
speak out,
rail,
inveigh,
fulminate,
oppose,
challenge,
denounce,
kick up a fuss/stink,
• declare (something) firmly and emphatically in response to doubt or accusation.
• "‘I'm not being coy!’ Lucy protested"
Similar:
insist on,
claim,
maintain,
declare,
announce,
profess,
proclaim,
assert,
affirm,
argue,
vow,
avow,
aver,
pledge,
swear,
swear to,
testify to,
asseverate,
• write or obtain a protest in regard to (a bill).
Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘make a solemn declaration’): from Old French protester, from Latin protestari, from pro- ‘forth, publicly’ + testari ‘assert’ (from testis ‘witness’).
under protest
• after expressing one's objection or reluctance; unwillingly.
• "‘I'm only here under protest,’ Jenna said shortly"
