objection

American  

[uhb-jek-shuhn] / əbˈdʒɛk ʃən /

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

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objection British  

/ 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

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objection Idioms  

1. see raise an objection.

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Other Word Forms

• nonobjection noun
• preobjection noun
• superobjection noun

Etymology

Origin of objection

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

Example Sentences

When Columbus’s statue was yanked from Newark, N.J., the city’s mayor insisted that he had no objections to people celebrating Columbus: “We’re just asking that you not make us celebrate him as well.”

From The Wall Street Journal

A mum has won the right to continue using an annex next to her son's house as her main home, despite his objections.

From BBC

“To date, the City has not received any objections from the community,” a spokesperson said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s an obvious objection to all this: It sounds as if we’re naively personifying a giant math problem, mistaking statistical patterns for sentience—falling for the oldest anthropomorphic error in the book.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another familiar objection is framed as an accounting exercise: The effective tariff burden can be made lower than the headline rate if firms substitute products, re-source suppliers or alter configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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