-io

an action, process, or result

Forms

-io
-ion- — The longer form used before Latin endings.
-ion — The form carried into many English nouns.

Origin

An old Latin noun ending, inherited from earlier Indo-European word formation.

Note

The ending can name both an activity and what that activity produces.

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noun

objection

ub-JEK-shun/əbˈdʒekʃn/

A statement or reason expressing opposition to something.

The participant raises an objection to the footbridge proposal.

At a small planning meeting a participant raises an open stopping hand and gives a headshake in disagreement with a proposal shown as a simple model footbridge, two other people listen.

Etymology

obLatintoward, against; in the way

+jectLatinthrow, cast

+ionLatinan action, process, or result

An objection carries the image of throwing something against or in the way of something else. An argument brought forward against a claim became a statement of disagreement or opposition.

In context

House of Truths15:53

Objection, your honor. This is completely irregular. The witness cannot simply it's a statement by the applicant.

In Court My Husband Called Me An Adulteress And Brought His 'Witness' — Then The Man Pulled Out H...

More examples

She explained her objection clearly.
Several objections delayed the decision.
He withdrew the objection after hearing the answer.

Forms

objection · objections

object verb — Express disagreement.

Similar words

protest: An expressed disagreement, often emphatic.
reservation: A doubt or qualification that may fall short of outright opposition.