English → Latin
“objection” in Latin
altercātiōdispute, debate; altercationoppōnōto set against; to oppose, objectobloquorto speak against someone or something; interrupt a speaker, interject; to gainsay, contradict; to sing to, accompany or occurrōto run into; to go to meet; to charge, rush to attack; to meet, go to, come torefellōto disprove, rebut, confute, refute, challenge, contradictdōto give; to impart, offer, render, present with; to afford, grantdubitātiōdoubt, uncertainty; wavering, hesitation; questioning
The English word objection itself goes back to Latin iaciō, through obiectio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
objection
altercatio (objection made by one party, and answered by the other; ☞ Quint., 10, 1, 35, altercationes et interrogationes): but mostly by circumlocution; e.g., quid contra quemque philosophum dicatur, ex eo libro intelligi potest (the objections against, Cic., Div., 2, 1, 2): to make an objection to, opponere, contra dicere aliquid; obloqui; occurrere (Cic.): to answer objections, quae aliquis contra dicat, refellere. If = hesitation, demur, dubitatio: without making any objection, sine mora; haud cunctanter: to make objection, dubitare; dubitationem afferre, habere: I have no objection, licet; per me licet; per me: nihil impedio, or moror; non repugnabo: 1 shall not listen to any objection, nihil audio (comedy): if you have no objection, nisi quid dicis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for objection?
- The usual Latin words for “objection” are altercātiō, oppōnō, obloquor; also occurrō, refellō, dō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.