demur
1100 vocabularyGRE vocabularyde‧mur /dɪˈmɜː $ -ˈmɜːr/ verb (past tense and past participle demurred, present participle demurring) [intransitive]
demur noun [uncountable]
ایراد بدون ورود در ماهیت بدوی، در CL حالتی است که مدعی علیه، کمرویی کردن، ناز، (حق). تقاضای درنگ یا مکث کردن، (م.م). درنگ کردن، مهلت خواستن، استثنا قائل شدن، تاخیر، تردید رای، قانون فقه: ایراد می کند که مدعی یا ادعای وی شرایط قانونی لازم را فاقد است. در این حالت موضوع به دادگاه احاله می شود که تصمیم بگیرد که اصولا ً خوانده ملزم به پاسخگویی دعوی هست یا نه
demur[verb]Synonyms:- object, balk, dispute, hesitate, protest, refuse, take exception, waver
[noun]Synonyms:- without demur: objection, compunction, dissent, hesitation, misgiving, protest, qualm
Antonyms: accede
Contrasted words: accept, admit, receive, take, acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, subscribe, yes, concur, defer, relent, submit, succumb, yield, promptness, quickness, readiness, acquiescence, agreement, concurrence, submission
Related Words: falter,
hesitate,
vacillate,
waver,
combat,
fight,
oppose,
resist,
expostulate,
object,
protest,
remonstrate,
deprecate,
disapprove,
faltering,
hesitancy,
hesitation,
aversion,
disinclination,
loathness,
expostulation,
reluctance,
unwillingness,
deprecation,
disapproval,
protestation,
difference,
disagreement,
dissent,
variance [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. de‧mur1 /dɪˈmɜː $ -ˈmɜːr/
verb (
past tense and past participle demurred,
present participle demurring)
[intransitive][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: demorer, from Latin morari 'to stay, delay']
to express doubt about or opposition to a plan or suggestion:
They demurred politely, but finally agreed to stay. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲