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protestation
prot·es·ta·tion P0615000 (prŏt′ĭ-stā′shən, prō′tĭ-, -tĕ-)n.1. An emphatic declaration.2. A strong or formal expression of dissent.protestation (ˌprəʊtɛsˈteɪʃən) n1. the act of protesting2. something protested about3. a strong declarationprot•es•ta•tion (ˌprɒt əˈsteɪ ʃən, ˌproʊ tə-, -tɛ-) n. 1. the act of protesting or affirming. 2. a solemn or earnest declaration or affirmation. 3. formal expression or declaration of objection, dissent, or disapproval; protest. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | protestation - a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution"protestobjection - the speech act of objecting | | 2. | protestation - a strong declaration of protestdeclaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) |
protestationnoun1. (Formal) declaration, pledge, vow, oath, profession, affirmation, avowal, asseveration his constant protestations of love and devotion2. objection, protest, complaint, disagreement, dissent, remonstrance, expostulation, remonstration Graham's protestation that he has been unjustly treatedprotestationnounThe act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition:challenge, demur, exception, expostulation, objection, protest, remonstrance, remonstration, squawk.Slang: kick.Translations
Protestation
PROTESTATION. An asseveration made by taking God to witness. A protestation is a form of asseveration which approaches very nearly to an oath. Wolff, Inst. Sec. 375. protestation
Synonyms for protestationnoun declarationSynonyms- declaration
- pledge
- vow
- oath
- profession
- affirmation
- avowal
- asseveration
noun objectionSynonyms- objection
- protest
- complaint
- disagreement
- dissent
- remonstrance
- expostulation
- remonstration
Synonyms for protestationnoun the act of expressing strong or reasoned oppositionSynonyms- challenge
- demur
- exception
- expostulation
- objection
- protest
- remonstrance
- remonstration
- squawk
- kick
Synonyms for protestationnoun a formal and solemn declaration of objectionSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a strong declaration of protestRelated Words |