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

Verstappen would like F1 to change the rules, but that is because he has a fundamental, almost primal, objection to what they have done to the cars.

From BBC

The library’s Miami location, next to the Freedom Tower, drew objections from Miami voters in a poll released late last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The robust ecosystem that arose in objection to network and cable’s unholiness moved Netflix, Amazon and Fox to claim slices of the underserved fundamentalist market.

From Salon

However, the process was suspended at the last moment after legal objections raised by her father, backed by campaign group Christian Lawyers.

From BBC

Permission was granted last year for the site at South Drumboy farm in Kilmarnock, after the Scottish government ministers overruled environmental objections.

From BBC

Related Words

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