demurral

de·mur·ral

noun \di-ˈmər-əl, -ˈmə-rəl\

Definition of DEMURRAL

: the act or an instance of demurring

Examples of DEMURRAL

1. Suggestions that she run for president have been met with repeated demurrals.
2. <surprisingly, she wrote the check for the parking fine without demurral>

First Known Use of DEMURRAL

1810

Related to DEMURRAL

Synonyms: challenge, complaint, demur, objection, demurrer, difficulty, exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, protest, 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

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Rhymes with DEMURRAL

conferral, deferral, referral, transferal