objection

[ uhb-jek-shuhn ]
/ əbˈdʒɛk ʃən /

noun

a reason or argument offered in disagreement, opposition, refusal, or disapproval.
the act of objecting, opposing, or disputing: His ideas were open to serious objection.
a ground or cause for objecting.
a feeling of disapproval, dislike, or disagreement.

Origin of objection

1350–1400; Middle English objeccioun (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin objectiōn- (stem of objectiō), equivalent to Latin object(us) (see object) + -iōn- -ion

SYNONYMS FOR objection

4 complaint, protest, criticism.

OTHER WORDS FROM objection

non·ob·jec·tion, noun pre·ob·jec·tion, noun su·per·ob·jec·tion, noun

Words nearby objection

object relationship, object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object., objectify, objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement, objective correlative

British Dictionary definitions for non-objection

objection
/ (əbˈdʒɛkʃən) /

noun

an expression, statement, or feeling of opposition or dislike
a cause for such an expression, statement, or feeling
the act of objecting

Idioms and Phrases with non-objection

objection

see raise an objection.