de·mur
dəˈmər/
verb
verb: demur; 3rd person present: demurs; past tense: demurred; past participle: demurred; gerund or present participle: demurring
  1. 1.
    raise doubts or objections or show reluctance.
    “normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred”
    synonyms: object, take exception, take issue, protest, cavil, dissent;

    voice reservations, be unwilling, be reluctant, balk, think twice;
    drag one’s heels, refuse;
    informalboggle, kick up a fuss
    “Steve demurred when the suggestion was made”
    • LAWdated
      put forward a demurrer.
noun
noun: demur
  1. 1.
    the action or process of objecting to or hesitating over something.
    “they accepted this ruling without demur“
    synonyms: objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, opposition, resistance;

    reservation, hesitation, reluctance, disinclination;
    doubts, qualms, misgivings, second thoughts;
    a murmur, a word
    “they accepted without demur”
Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘linger, delay’): from Old French demourer (verb), demeure (noun), based on Latin de- ‘away, completely’ + morari ‘delay.’