'objection' definitions:
Definition of 'objection'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection]
noun
The speech act of objecting
noun
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent [syn: protest, objection, dissent]
noun
(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
Synonyms of 'objection'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- answer,
- antipathy,
- argument,
- ban,
- bashfulness,
- beef,
- bitch,
- blackball,
- blackballing,
- block,
- blockade,
- boggle,
- boggling,
- bottleneck,
- boycott,
- catch,
- challenge,
- combative reaction,
- complaint,
- compunction,
- cordon,
- counteraction,
- counterstatement,
- curtain,
- defense,
- defiance,
- demonstration,
- demur,
- demurral,
- demurrer,
- denial,
- determent,
- deterrent,
- difficulty,
- diffidence,
- dim view,
- disagreement,
- disappointment,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- discontent,
- discontentedness,
- discontentment,
- disenchantment,
- disesteem,
- disfavor,
- disgruntlement,
- disillusion,
- disillusionment,
- dislike,
- displeasure,
- dispute,
- disrespect,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- distaste,
- doubt,
- drawback,
- exception,
- exclusion,
- expostulation,
- falter,
- faltering,
- fractiousness,
- grievance,
- grievance committee,
- hang-up,
- hazard,
- hesitance,
- hesitancy,
- hesitation,
- hitch,
- howl,
- hurdle,
- indignation,
- indignation meeting,
- interference,
- joker,
- kick,
- low estimation,
- low opinion,
- march,
- modesty,
- negativism,
- noncooperation,
- nonviolent protest,
- obstacle,
- obstinacy,
- obstruction,
- obstructive,
- one small difficulty,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- ostracism,
- passive resistance,
- pause,
- picketing,
- plea,
- pleading,
- protest,
- protest demonstration,
- protestation,
- qualm,
- qualm of conscience,
- qualmishness,
- question,
- rally,
- reaction,
- rebuff,
- rebuttal,
- recalcitrance,
- recalcitrancy,
- recalcitration,
- recoil,
- refractoriness,
- refusal,
- refutation,
- rejection,
- reluctance,
- remonstrance,
- remonstration,
- renitence,
- renitency,
- repellence,
- repellency,
- reply,
- repulse,
- repulsion,
- resistance,
- response,
- revolt,
- riposte,
- rub,
- scruple,
- scrupulosity,
- scrupulousness,
- shrinking,
- shyness,
- sit-in,
- snag,
- special demurrer,
- special pleading,
- squawk,
- stand,
- statement of defense,
- stickling,
- strike,
- stumbling block,
- stumbling stone,
- teach-in,
- thumbs-down,
- uncooperativeness,
- unhappiness,
- withstanding
Words containing 'objection'
- object,
- objecting,
- objective,
- objectively,
- objectiveness,
- objectivity,
- Objective plane,
- Test object,
- Ulterior object,
- art object,
- depicted object,
- direct object,
- extraterrestrial object,
- indirect object,
- mental object,
- natural object,
- object ball,
- object code,
- object glass,
- object language,
- object lens,
- object lesson,
- object of a preposition,
- object of the verb,
- object program,
- object recognition,
- objective case,
- objective lens,
- physical object,
- prepositional object,
- retained object,
- sex object,
- kuiper belt object,
- unidentified flying object,
- object-oriented database,
- object-oriented programing,
- object-oriented programming,
- object-oriented programing language,
- object-oriented programming language,
- object-oriented database management system