demur at

demur at something

to dispute something; to challenge something. I fear I must demur at your suggestion that I am aloof and condescending. Alice demurred at the suggestion that she was late.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lakeisha	lə-KEE-shə	African American
Matilda	[mə'ti:ldə]
Diederich	DEE-de-rikh	German (Archaic)
Gervase	JUR-vəs	English (Rare)
Henrik	HEN-rik (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Armenian
Staas	STAH:S	Dutch