ｅ字母之差，字義完全相反。



Just think of the phrase Defying MURmur formed from by splitting the word demur into two parts-De and Mur.

A sentence to remember this better-“The defying murmur in the audience rose to a demur against the manager’s suggestion.

[dɪˋmɝ]


The word demur means to object or oppose.

Your mother asks you to pick up your room. You refuse: you demur. 

Your friend wants to go to the Death Metal Forever concert, but you hesitate: you demur. 

Whether you strongly object, politely disagree, or hesitate to agree, you demur. 

And if you find yourself the defendant in a civil suit, you might file a demurrer to object to the plaintiff’s complaint. When you file that demurrer, you demur.