DEMURS

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D(2) E(1) M(3) U(1) R(1) S(1)

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Definition

noun

Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

verb

To linger; to stay; to tarry
To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
“I demur to that statement.”
To interpose a demurrer.
To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about