n. Function: verb
to object or have scruples FF1C; he demurred at any horseplay FF1E;
Synonyms: balk, boggle, gag, jib, scruple, shy, stick, stickle, strain, stumble
Related Words: falter, hesitate, vacillate, waver; combat, fight, oppose, resist; expostulate, object, protest, remonstrate; deprecate, disapprove
Contrasted Words: accept, admit, receive, take; acquiesce, agree, assent, consent, subscribe, yes; concur; defer, relent, submit, succumb, yield
Antonyms: accede