Definitions for objectionəbˈdʒɛk ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•jec•tionəbˈdʒɛk ʃən(n.)
a reason or argument offered in opposition.
the act of objecting.
a feeling of disapproval, dislike, or disagreement.
Origin of objection:
1350–1400; ME (< AF) < LL
Princeton's WordNet
expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection(noun)
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
objection(noun)
the speech act of objecting
protest, objection, dissent(noun)
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
objection(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
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
objection(noun)əbˈdʒɛk ʃən
a reason you give for being against sth
his objections to the new rules; Does anyone have any objections?
objectionəbˈdʒɛk ʃən
to express an objection
Nobody raised any objections.
Wiktionary
objection(Noun)
The act of objecting.
objection(Noun)
A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition.
objection(Noun)
An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.
Webster Dictionary
Objection(noun)
the act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection
Objection(noun)
that which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections
Objection(noun)
cause of trouble; sorrow
Translations for objection
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- beswaarAfrikaans

- إعْتِراضArabic

- възражениеBulgarian

- objeçãoPortuguese (BR)

- protestCzech

- der EinwandGerman

- indvendingDanish

- διαφωνία, αντίρρησηGreek

- objeciónSpanish

- vastuväideEstonian

- مخالفتFarsi

- vastalauseFinnish

- objectionFrench

- הִתנַגדוּתHebrew

- आपत्तिHindi

- prigovorCroatian

- kifogásHungarian

- rasa keberatanIndonesian

- mótmæliIcelandic

- obiezioneItalian

- 異議Japanese

- 거부Korean

- nesutikimas, prieštaravimas, protestasLithuanian

- iebildumsLatvian

- bantahanMalay

- bezwaarDutch

- protest, motmæleNorwegian

- sprzeciwPolish

- مخالفتPersian

- سرغړونهPashto

- objecçãoPortuguese

- obiecţieRomanian

- возражение, несогласиеRussian

- protestSlovak

- ugovorSlovenian

- protivljenjeSerbian

- invändning, protestSwedish

- ความรู้สึกคัดค้านThai

- itirazTurkish

- 反對Chinese (Trad.)

- заперечення; протестUkrainian

- اعتراضUrdu

- sự phản đốiVietnamese

- 反对Chinese (Simp.)

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