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noun de·mur·ral \di-ˈmər-əl, -ˈmə-rəl\

: an act of disagreeing politely about something : an act of demurring

Full Definition of DEMURRAL

:  the act or an instance of demurring

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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

Rhymes with DEMURRAL

conferral, deferral, referral, transferal