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Definition of "demur" [de•mur]

  • To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object. (verb-intransitive)
  • Law To enter a demurrer. (verb-intransitive)
  • To delay. (verb-intransitive)
  • The act of demurring. (noun)
  • An objection. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "demur" in a sentence
  • "Moodie requested the use of a sofa for me during the night; but even that produced a demur from the landlord."
  • "In the midst of an interesting Spiked essay on the disconcerting popularity of “denier” (as in “Holocaust denier”) as an increasingly broad descriptor for people who demur from the majority view on issues like climate change, Frank Furedi has a passing remark about how we increasingly tend to suppress overtly moral rhetoric, to conceal the normative claims we’re making:"
  • "They generally respond with a "demur" which is an attack on your complaint."