protest
/ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/noun, verb2 syllables
Protest means: the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent.
Synonyms for protest4
What does protest mean?6
noun
1
the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
2
a formal and solemn declaration of objection“they finished the game under protest to the league president”
3
the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval“he shouted his protests at the umpire”
verb
1
express opposition through action or words“dissent to the laws of the country”
2
utter words of protest
3
affirm or avow formally or solemnly“The suspect protested his innocence”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Protest in a sentence
- Throwing food at people is a very old, harmless, and uncontroversial form of protest.shekitten
- Their consciences were stirred, and they began to protest.Nuel
- Because the voices of protest grew louder and louder, his speech couldn't be heard.CK
- When they came for me, there was no one left who could protest.shekitten
- Not only did they ignore the protest, they also lied to the press.CM
- He is a free rider, he never goes to protests.QuentiBc
- She flung herself upon a sofa, protesting that she was fatigued to death.unknown
- After a while, the protesting mob became disorderly.Source_VOA
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of protest
as a noun
- plural
- protests
as a verb
- past tense
- protested
- present participle
- protesting
- third-person singular
- protests
- past participle
- protested