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objection

(əbdʒekʃən)
Word forms: plural objections
1. variable noun
If you make or raise an objection to something, you say that you do not like it or agree with it.
Some managers have recently raised objection to the PFA handling these negotiations.
Despite objections by the public, the government voted today to cut off aid. [+ by]
2. uncountable noun
If you say that you have no objection to something, you mean that you are not annoyed or bothered by it.
I have no objection to banks making money.
I no longer have any objection to your going to see her.
More Synonyms of objection

objection in British English

(əbˈdʒɛkʃən)
noun
1. 
an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike
2. 
a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling
3. 
the act of objecting

objection in American English

(əbˈdʒɛkʃən; ɑbˈdʒɛkʃən)
noun
1. 
the act of objecting
2. 
a feeling or expression of opposition, disapproval, or dislike
3. 
a cause for objecting; reason for opposing, disapproving, or disliking
Word origin
ME objeccioun < LL objectio < L objectus: see object

COBUILD Collocations
objection

ethical objections
lodge objections
moral objections
overcome objections
raise an objection
religious objections
voice objections

Examples of 'objection' in a sentence
objection

The main objection is that employers are better placed than government to do this.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In so doing she may be able to salvage our precious right to conscientious objection.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One local businessman raised an objection.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Yet he conspicuously fails to deal with the strongest of the objections.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What objections does she raise about these euphemisms?
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
My objection is to people being rewarded for failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What kind of legal objections can we make?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That was my one objection dealt with.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We see no moral objection to enjoying both serious and popular culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Criminal anarchists plead conscientious objection as an excuse for their crimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There are two main objections to this mammoth undertaking.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is not a strong objection at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But other people based their objections on economics and a healthy realism.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
Others decided to make their objection known physically.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Over all these practical objections was one of tone and attitude.
Frank Welsh THE FOUR NATIONS: A History of the United Kingdom (2002)
But it is difficult to see the objection.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A second generation biofuel made from waste may meet many objections.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
There are two official objections.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was a conscientious objection.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The police also approve it before it is sent to the clubs, at which point they can raise any objections they may have.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Quotations

A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrelHeywood Broun

In other languages
objection

British English: objection /əbˈdʒɛkʃən/ NOUN
If you make an objectionto something, you say that you do not like it or agree with it.
Two main objections to the proposal have been raised.
  • American English: objection
  • Arabic: اِعْتِرَاضٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: objeção
  • Chinese: 异议
  • Croatian: primjedba
  • Czech: námitka
  • Danish: protest
  • Dutch: bezwaar
  • European Spanish: objeción
  • Finnish: vastalause
  • French: objection
  • German: Einwand
  • Greek: ένσταση
  • Italian: obiezione
  • Japanese: 反対
  • Korean: 이의
  • Norwegian: innvending
  • Polish: sprzeciw
  • European Portuguese: objeção
  • Romanian: obiecție
  • Russian: возражение
  • Latin American Spanish: objeción
  • Swedish: invändning
  • Thai: ความรู้สึกคัดค้าน
  • Turkish: itiraz
  • Ukrainian: заперечення
  • Vietnamese: sự phản đối

Chinese translation of 'objection'

objection

(əbˈdʒɛkʃən)

n (c)

  1. 异(異)议(議) (yìyì) (个(個), gè)
    to make or raise an objection 提出异(異)议(議) (tíchū yìyì)
    to have no objection to sth 不反对(對)某事 (bù fǎnduì mǒushì)
(noun) 
Definition
a reason for opposing something
This objection has obviously been dropped.
Synonyms
protest
a protest against people's growing economic hardship
opposition
Much of the opposition to this plan has come from the media.
complaint
There have been a number of complaints about the standard of service.
doubt
exception
dissent
He has responded harshly to any dissent.
outcry
She was later reinstated in her job after a public outcry.
censure
disapproval
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
niggle (informal)
protestation
Graham's protestation that he has been unjustly treated
scruple
demur
She entered without demur.
formal complaint
counter-argument
cavil
remonstrance (formal)
demurral
Opposites
support
,
agreement
,
acceptance
,
endorsement
,
affirmation
,
assent
,
approbation

Quotation

A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel [Heywood Broun]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of complaint
Definition
a formal protest
There have been a number of complaints about the standard of service.
Synonyms
protest,
accusation,
objection,
grievance,
remonstrance (formal),
charge
in the sense of demur
Definition
without objecting
She entered without demur.
Synonyms
objection,
protest,
dissent,
hesitation,
misgiving,
qualm,
scruple,
compunction,
demurral,
demurrer
in the sense of disapproval
His action had been greeted with almost universal disapproval.
Synonyms
displeasure,
criticism,
objection,
condemnation,
dissatisfaction,
censure,
reproach,
denunciation,
deprecation,
disapprobation,
stick (slang)

Synonyms of 'objection'

objection

Explore 'objection' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dissent
Definition
a disagreement
He has responded harshly to any dissent.
Synonyms
disagreement,
opposition,
protest,
resistance,
refusal,
objection,
discord,
demur,
dissension,
dissidence,
nonconformity,
remonstrance
in the sense of opposition
Definition
hostility, resistance, or disagreement
Much of the opposition to this plan has come from the media.
Synonyms
hostility,
resistance,
resentment,
disapproval,
obstruction,
animosity,
aversion,
antagonism,
antipathy,
obstructiveness,
counteraction,
contrariety
in the sense of outcry
Definition
a widespread or vehement protest
She was later reinstated in her job after a public outcry.
Synonyms
protest,
complaint,
objection,
cry,
dissent,
outburst,
disapproval,
clamour,
uproar,
commotion,
protestation,
exclamation,
formal complaint,
hue and cry,
hullaballoo,
demurral
in the sense of protestation
Graham's protestation that he has been unjustly treated
Synonyms
objection,
protest,
complaint,
disagreement,
dissent,
remonstrance,
expostulation,
remonstration
in the sense of remonstrance
Definition
a strong protest about something
Synonyms
protest,
complaint,
objection,
petition,
grievance,
reprimand,
protestation,
reproof,
expostulation
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