objection

[ uhb-jek-shuhn ]

/ əbˈdʒɛk ʃən /

noun

a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.

the act of objecting, opposing, or disputing: His ideas were open to serious objection.

a ground or cause for objecting.

a feeling of disapproval, dislike, or disagreement.

Words nearby objection

object relationship, object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object., objectify, objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement, objective correlative

Origin of objection

1350–1400; Middle English objeccioun (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin objectiōn- (stem of objectiō), equivalent to Latin object(us) (see object) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR objection

4 complaint, protest, criticism.

OTHER WORDS FROM objection

non·ob·jec·tion, nounpre·ob·jec·tion, nounsu·per·ob·jec·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for non-objection

objection

/ (əbˈdʒɛkʃən) /

noun

an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike

a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling

the act of objecting

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Idioms and Phrases with non-objection

objection

see raise an objection.