Expressing disagreement with or opposition to something; stating that you think something is wrong or unfair.
From Latin obicere, 'ob-' (against) + jacere (to throw). The word literally meant 'throw against.' It evolved through Old French and Middle English to mean raising an argument against something.
When you object, you're literally throwing arguments against something—that's what the Latin root obicere means. This violent imagery in the word is why objections feel confrontational; the language itself frames disagreement as a physical throwing back of ideas.
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