Definition of protest
- resigned in protest
- went under protest
He heard protests from the crowd.
She told him to go to bed despite his protests that he wasn't tired.
There were cries of protest when the verdict was announced.
The suspect surrendered his gun without protest.
She was so upset by their decision that she resigned in protest.
The students launched a protest against the tuition increase.
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearchallenge, complaint, demur, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, exception, expostulation, fuss, kick, objection, question, remonstrance, stink;
compunction, doubt, misgiving, qualm, scruple;
argument, conflict, debate, dispute, quarrel, squabble;
defiance, disobedience, rebellion;
distrust, distrustfulness, dubiety, incertitude, indetermination, misdoubt, mistrust, mistrustfulness, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty;
The victim's family protested at the judge's sentence.
There is no use protesting. I will not change my mind.
The coach protested the referee's call.
The decision was protested by dozens of people.
Students protested at the civil rights rally.
They were protesting against the death penalty.
Peace activists protested the war.
She protested that the law was unfair.
“But I'm innocent!” he protested.
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearaffirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, purport, warrant;
disavow, disclaim, disown, negate, negative, reject, repudiate;
put forth;
: something said or done that shows disagreement with or disapproval of something
: an event at which people gather together to show strong disapproval about something
: to show or express strong disagreement with or disapproval of something ( US )
: to show or express strong disapproval of something at a public event with other people ( US )
: to say (something that other people do not agree with or believe) in a forceful way
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