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# protestation

noun (protestations)

«protestation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A protestation is a strong, often over-eager statement that something is true, or a loud objection to something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protestation/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a solemn or noisy promise or denial made before an argument is settled: «many protestations and reproaches»

### Examples

- He made many protestations of innocence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protestation/#x1)
- Despite all her protestations, nobody believed her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protestation/#x2)
- The guard heard the stranger's protestations and shook his head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protestation/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «protestation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/protestation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«protestation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/protestation.html) on Mova free.