All protestation synonyms
prot·es·ta·tion
P p noun protestation
- disproof — the act of disproving.
- declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
- beef — Beef is the meat of a cow, bull, or ox.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- adjuration — a solemn charge or command
- nonacceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.
- demur — If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
- disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
- demurral — the act or an instance of demurring
- counterclaim — a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- cc — You use cc when referring to the volume or capacity of something such as the size of a car engine. cc is an abbreviation for 'cubic centimetres'.
- demurring — Present participle of demur.
- ccs — carbon capture and storage
- expostulation — (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
- controversion — (chiefly, archaic) controversy.
- cavil — If you say that someone cavils at something, you mean that they make criticisms of it that you think are unimportant or unnecessary.
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
- communique — A communiqué is an official statement or announcement.
- dissuasion — an act or instance of dissuading.
- brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
- averment — the act of averring.
- objection — a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- avouchment — The act of avouching.
- counterargument — A counterargument is an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.