protest
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noun
1 (C, U) a strong complaint that shows you disagree with, or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair: a written protest alleging police brutality | I turned off the TV, despite loud protests from the kids.
(+ against): American flags were burned as a protest against US intervention. | a protest song | in protest (=as a way of making a protest): Seven prisoners are on hunger strike in protest against their treatment. | the protest movements of the 1960s | a storm of protest/wave of protest (=a lot of angry protest): The price rises caused a storm of protest.
2 (C) an occasion when people come together in public to express disapproval or opposition to something: Student protests swept across the nation's campuses.
3 without protest calmly and without complaining: Ben accepted his punishment without protest.
4 under protest unwillingly, and with the feeling that you have been unfairly treated: I only signed the document under protest.
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verb
1 (I, T) to say or do something publicly to show that you disagree with, or are angry about something that you think is wrong or unfair
(+ against/at/about): Someone has to keep protesting against human rights violations. | I heard him protesting loudly as the medics took him away. | “Let me go!” Sarah protested angrily. | protest sth AmE: a large crowd protesting the war
2 (T) to state very firmly that something is true, especially when other people do not believe you: protest that: Even if Mandy protests that she's not drunk, don't let her drive. | protest your innocence (=keep saying that you are innocent)
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Protest — Pro*test , v. t. 1. To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one s loyalty. [1913 Webster] I will protest your cowardice. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protest — mid 14c. (implied in protestation) solemn declaration, from L. protestari declare publicly, testify, protest, from pro forth, before + testari testify, from testis witness (see TESTAMENT (Cf. testament)). Original sense preserved in to protest… … Etymology dictionary
Protest — Pro test, n. [Cf. F. prot[^e]t, It. protesto. See {Protest}, v.] 1. A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protest — 1. The noun is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, and the verb with the stress on the second syllable. 2. • Anatoly Koryagin, who has been imprisoned for protesting the use of psychiatry for political purposes New Yorker, 1987.… … Modern English usage
protest — Protest. s. m. Terme de Banque. Acte par lequel, faute d acceptation ou de payement d une lettre de change, on declare que celuy sur qui elle est tirée & son correspondant seront tenus de tous les prejudices qu on en recevra. Faire un protest par … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
protest — see MASCULINE PROTEST … Medical dictionary
