"protest" meaning in English

See protest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈprəʊ.tɛst/ [UK], /ˈproʊ.tɛst/ [US] Audio: en-us-protest-noun.ogg [US] Forms: protest [singular], protests [plural]
enPR: prōʹtĕst [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The action of protesting something.
    Sense id: simple-protest-en-noun-huyw--ln

Verb

IPA: /prəˈtɛst/ Audio: en-us-protest-verb.ogg [US] Forms: protest [canonical], protests [third-person, singular], protested [past], protested [past, participle], protesting [present, participle]
enPR: prə.tĕstʹ Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone protests something when they say loudly or strongly that the thing is bad.
    Sense id: simple-protest-en-verb-n8jDcAcy
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