demur

English

/dɪˈmɜː/, /dɪˈmɝ/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To linger; to stay; to tarry
  • (intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
  • (intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
  • (intransitive) To interpose a demurrer.
  • (transitive) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
  • (transitive) To cause delay to; to put off

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (remember, allot, assign, be mindful, care for, think, fall into thinking, take careful thought of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)mer-

Gloss

remember, allot, assign, be mindful, care for, think, fall into thinking, take careful thought of

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

思, 考

Emoji

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