I. verb
to object or have scruples
he demurred at any horseplay
Synonyms: balk, boggle, gag, jib, scruple, shy, stick, stickle, strain, stumble
Related Word: 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
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: qualm , compunction, conscience, scruple, squeam
Related Word: faltering, hesitancy, hesitation; aversion, disinclination, loathness; expostulation, protest
Contrasted words: promptness, quickness, readiness
2.
the act of objecting or taking exception
accepted without demur
Synonyms: challenge, demurral, demurrer, difficulty, objection, protest, question, remonstrance, remonstration
Related Word: reluctance, unwillingness; faltering, hesitancy, hesitation; deprecation, disapproval; protestation; difference, disagreement, dissent, variance
Contrasted words: acquiescence, agreement, assent, consent; concurrence; submission