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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tawfiq-Arabic
DarlaDAHR-ləEnglish
WacŁAwavahts-WAH-vahPolish
Ahmad-Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
FordFORDEnglish
Isidoros-Ancient Greek