objection

[uhb-jek-shuhn]

noun

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

2. the act of objecting, opposing, or disputing.

   His ideas were open to serious objection.

3. a ground or cause for objecting.

4. a feeling of disapproval, dislike, or disagreement.

   Synonyms: criticism, protest, complaint

objection

/ əbˈdʒɛkʃən /

noun

1. an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike

2. a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling

3. the act of objecting

Other Word Forms

• nonobjection noun
• preobjection noun
• superobjection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of objection¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see raise an objection.

Example Sentences

The new bill appears to have been drafted to avoid that objection.

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He cut the vice president’s microphone and threw to commercial over Vance’s continued objections.

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Tanya adds there are now more than 10,000 people who have raised an objection to Meta to stop using their data for direct marketing - which may lead to further lawsuits.

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The Editors Guild of India strongly condemned the exclusion and said: "Whether or not the MEA coordinated the event, it is deeply troubling that such a discriminatory exclusion was allowed to proceed without objection."

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The commission adopted the rule on a party-line vote toward the end of the Biden administration, over the objections of business groups such as the U.S.

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Related Words

• challenge 
• criticism 
• difficulty 
• disapproval 
• displeasure 
• dissatisfaction 
• doubt 
• exception 
• grievance 
• opposition 
• protest 
• question 
• rejection 
• reluctance 
• unwillingness www.thesaurus.com