OBJECTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
   Hypernyms(s) objection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • procedure (what does procedure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • recusation (what does recusation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of protesting
   • a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
   Synonym(s)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)
   • protest (what does protest mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) objection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • resistance (what does resistance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • boycott (what does boycott mean?)
   • direct action (what does direct action mean?)
   • demonstration (what does demonstration mean?)
   • manifestation (what does manifestation mean?)
   • walkout (what does walkout mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • protest (what does protest mean?)
   • resist (what does resist mean?)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)
   • object (what does object mean?)
   • object (what does object mean?)
   • protest (what does protest mean?)
   • resist (what does resist mean?)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the speech act of objecting
   Hypernyms(s) objection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speech act (what does speech act mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • challenge (what does challenge mean?)
   • complaint (what does complaint mean?)
   • demur (what does demur mean?)
   • demurral (what does demurral mean?)
   • demurrer (what does demurrer mean?)
   • dissent (what does dissent mean?)
   • exception (what does exception mean?)
   • gripe (what does gripe mean?)
   • kick (what does kick mean?)
   • beef (what does beef mean?)
   • bitch (what does bitch mean?)
   • squawk (what does squawk mean?)
   • protest (what does protest mean?)
   • protestation (what does protestation mean?)
   • protest (what does protest mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
   Synonym(s)
   • expostulation (what does expostulation mean?)
   • remonstrance (what does remonstrance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) objection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dissuasion (what does dissuasion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • object (what does object mean?)
   • expostulate (what does expostulate mean?)