<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to hinder; hamper.</li><li>to overload; burden.</li><li>to inconvenience; trouble.</li><li>Example: "They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred."</li></ul></li><li><strong>Antonyms</strong>: assent, accede, agree, acquiesce.</li><li>Law: to interpose a demurrer.</li><li>Archaic: to linger; hesitate.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of making objection.</li><li>an objection raised.</li><li><strong>Synonyms</strong>: misgiving, qualm, scruple, hesitation.</li><li>Law: Obsolete: a demurrer.</li></ul>