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DictionaryRoot: ob-
Latin

ob-

toward, against; in the way

Forms

  • ob-
  • oc- — Used before c in Latin.
  • of- — Used before f in Latin.
  • op- — Used before p in Latin.

Origin

Usually traced to reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *epi, ‘on; near; against.’

Note

Facing something can suggest either approaching it or standing in its way.

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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.
noun

objection

ub-JEK-shun/əbˈdʒekʃn/

A statement or reason expressing opposition to something.

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.

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