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demur meaning in Urdu

ہچکچاہٹ

/dɪˈmɜː/US/dɪˈmɜɹ/

demur in Urdu: ہچکچاہٹ, جھجھک, شک, تردد. In English, demur means chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.

Urdu words for demur

ہچکچاہٹ, جھجھک, شک, تردد, وقفہ, جھجھکنا

English meaning of demur

  1. verb Chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.
  2. verb To submit a demurrer (“motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defence, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further”).
  3. verb To endure, to last.
  4. verb To linger, to tarry.

Full definition of demur

demur in a sentence

  • I demur to that statement.
  • The personnel demurred at the management’s new scheme.

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Questions about demur in Urdu

What is the meaning of demur in Urdu?
Demur in Urdu is ہچکچاہٹ, جھجھک, شک, تردد.
demur کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Demur: ہچکچاہٹ, جھجھک, شک, تردد.
What does demur mean in English?
Demur means chiefly followed by to, and sometimes by at or on: to object or be reluctant; to balk, to take exception.

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Urdu words from Urdu Wiktionary: demur (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: demur (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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