under protest

ˈʌndər ˈproʊtɛst

Definition

Definition of under protest - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

disagreementwhile expressing disagreement or unwillingness

He signed the contract under protest.

grudgingly

reluctantly

legal payment

Rare

making a payment while disputing its necessity

Rare

She paid the fine under protest.

reluctantly

unwillingly

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Expressions with protest

storm of protest

intense public reaction against something

The new law sparked a storm of protest.

protest too much

deny something so strongly it raises suspicion

He said he wasn't guilty, but he protested too much.

firestorm of protest

intense public outcry against an action or decision

The new policy caused a firestorm of protest.

protest song

music expressing disapproval of political issues

He wrote a protest song about the new government policy.

in protest

adv.

showing disagreement or objection by doing something

They walked out in protest.

in protest at

prep.

showing disapproval of something by doing a specific opposing action

Several players left the field in protest at the referee's decision.

Examples of under protest in a sentence

They followed the orders under protest.
He signed the contract under protest, fearing unfair terms.
The company paid the taxes under protest, planning to appeal.

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French:sous protestation, en contestant, ...
German:unter Protest, unter Vorbehalt, ...
Italian:a malincuore, con riserva, ...
Spanish:a regañadientes, con objeción, ...
Portuguese:sob protesto, protestando, ...
Chinese:表示反对地, 有异议地, ...
Japanese:抗議のもとで, 異議を唱えながら, ...
Arabic:تحت الاعتراض, تَحْتَ الاِحْتِجاج, ...
Hebrew:תַּחַת מְחָאָה, בְּמְחָאָה, ...
Russian:в знак протеста, с оговоркой о несогласии, ...
Ukrainian:під протестом, з протестом, ...
Hindi:विरोध जताते हुए, विरोध के साथ, ...
Bengali:আপত্তি জানিয়ে, বিরোধিতা করে, ...
Catalan:sota protesta, amb protesta, ...
Czech:s výhradou, s tím, že povinnost zaplatit zpochybňuje, ...
Danish:under protest, ...
Dutch:onder protest, met bezwaar, ...
Greek:υπό διαμαρτυρία, με επιφύλαξη, ...
Hungarian:tiltakozással, tiltakozás mellett, ...
Khmer:ទាំងមានការតវ៉ា, ដោយបង់ប្រាក់ទាំងជំទាស់ថាមិនចាំបាច់បង់, ...
Korean:항의하며, 이의를 제기하며, ...
Persian:با اعتراض, به صورت معترضانه, ...
Polish:pod protestem, ...
Portuguese (BR):sob protesto, contestando, ...
Romanian:sub protest, cu obiecții, ...
Swedish:under protest, ...
Thai:อย่างคัดค้าน, อย่างไม่ยินยอม, ...
Turkish:itiraz ederek, protesto ederek, ...
Vietnamese:miễn cưỡng, một cách miễn cưỡng, ...

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