demurral

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US/dɪˈmɝəl/UK/dɪˈmɜːɹəl/

noun

The act of demurring.

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Meanings

noundemurral (countable and uncountable, plural demurrals)

plural demurrals

  1. countableuncountableThe act of demurring.

    Her steady tone, her emphasizing twitches, were new to Nick; they seemed to signal a change in their relations that wouldn't easily be reversed. He was used to her easy assents, her oddly contented demurrals […]

    2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 17, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN

    Synonyms: hiatus, deferral

  2. countableuncountablelawA formal objection.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of demurring.

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hiatusdeferral
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moratoriumrecessprocrastination

More synonyms by meaning

noun(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

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demurdemurrer
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objection
Also see
breakdefermentdemurdemurrerhiatusinterregnumlapseparenthesispauserecessrespiterestingstoppage

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From demur + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with demurral

referraldeferralconferraltransferal
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Cite this entry
APA

demurral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurral

MLA

“demurral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demurral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurral.

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