protestation
noun
[ ˌprɒtɪˈsteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• an emphatic declaration in response to doubt or accusation.
• "her protestations of innocence were in vain"
Similar:
declaration,
announcement,
statement,
profession,
assertion,
insistence,
claim,
affirmation,
assurance,
attestation,
oath,
vow,
pledge,
avowal,
maintenance,
asseveration,
• an objection or protest.
• "he was warned by the referee for his loud protestations"
Similar:
objection,
protest,
statement of opposition,
exception,
complaint,
disapproval,
opposition,
challenge,
dissent,
demurral,
remonstration,
fuss,
outcry,
railing,
inveighing,
fulmination,
stink,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin protestatio(n- ), from protestari ‘to protest’ (see protest).
