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protestation

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/
  • /ˌpɹəʊtɪsˈteɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: P R OW2 T EH2 S T EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A formal solemn objection or other declaration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day The protestation of our faith.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a strong declaration of protest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: declaration

4

noun

Meaning 4

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they finished the game under protest to the league president
  • the senator rose to register his protest
  • the many protestations did not stay the execution

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: protest

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: objection

History

Etymology

From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō.