Demur

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Verb

Definition: आपत्ति करना (Aapatti karna) – To raise doubts, objections, or show reluctance.

[dih-mur]

Object – विरोध करना (Virodh karna)
Protest – विरोध (Virodh)

Hesitate – संकोच करना (Sankoch karna)
Disagree – असहमत होना (Asahmat hona)

“Demur” Latin aur Old French ke shabd “demorari” aur “demorer” se aaya hai, jinka arth hai “to delay” ya “to hesitate”.

– “Demur” comes from Latin and Old French words “demorari” and “demorer,” meaning “to delay” or “to hesitate”.

Verb: Demur – आपत्ति करना (Aapatti karna)

Noun: Demurral – आपत्ति (Aapatti)

1. Usne bina kisi demur ke proposal accept kar liya.

– He accepted the proposal without any demur.

2. Mujhe uski plan par thoda demur hai.

– I have a slight demur about his plan.

Bharatiya sanskriti mein kabhi-kabhi demur karna galat samjha jata hai, parantu khud ke vichar rakna bhi zaroori hai.

“Demur” ka use aksar objections ya doubts darshane ke liye kiya jata hai, jab koi kisi cheez ko turant accept nahi karta.

Agree (सहमति)

Praise (प्रशंसा)

Object (विरोध करना)

Enjoy (आनंद लेना)

‘Object’ sahi jawab hai kyunki demur ka arth hai aapatti uthana ya virodh karna.

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (यूनानी)

French (फ्रेंच)

Sanskrit (संस्कृत)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki demur shabd Latin aur Old French ke “demorari” aur “demorer” se aaya hai.

Disagree (असहमत)

Object (विरोध)

Accept (स्वीकार करना)

Protest (विरोध)

‘Accept’ sahi jawab hai kyunki demur ka opposite kisi cheez ko bina aapatti ke maana hota hai.