protest

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a formal and solemn declaration of objection

   they finished the game under protest to the league president

2. 2
   noun

   the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval

   The players shouted their protests at the referee.

3. 3
   verb

   affirm or avow formally or solemnly

   The suspect protested their innocence.

4. 4
   verb

   To make a strong objection.

   How dare you, I protest!

5. 5
   verb

   To affirm (something).

   I protest my innocence.

6. 6
   verb

   To object to.

   "The gay community would love to point to Patti and say, 'She's one of us'" […] I protest the statement I have mentioned, as well as others like it. Few people I know, gay or straight, identify with the often outrageous thoughts of Patti Smith. Among other things, she's indicated in interviews that she thinks violence and rape are dandy experiences.

7. 7
   verb

   To publicly demonstrate against.

   They protested the demolition of the school.

8. 8
   verb

   To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.

   Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme.

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes From the Middle English verb protesten, from Old French protester, from Latin prōtestārī, from prō + testor, from testis (“witness”).