[{"word":"demurs","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To linger; to stay; to tarry","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I demur to that statement."},{"definition":"To interpose a demurrer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause delay to; to put off","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/demur","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/demurs"]}]