Protest vs Content - What's the difference?

Protest is a related term of content.

As nouns the difference between protest and content

is that protest is protest while content is (uncountable) that which is contained or content can be satisfaction; contentment.

As an adjective content is

satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.

As a verb content is

to give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.

protest

English

(wikipedia protest)

Verb

(en verb)

(label) To make a strong objection.

*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

(label) To affirm (something).

*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)

*:I will protest your cowardice.

*1919 , , (The Moon and Sixpence) ,

*:She flashed a smile at me, and, protesting an engagement with her dentist, jauntily walked on.

To object to.

To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to.

*(John Milton) (1608-1674)

*:Fiercely [they] opposed / My journey strange, with clamorous uproar / Protesting fate supreme.

to make a solemn written declaration, in due form, on behalf of the holder, against all parties liable for any loss or damage to be sustained by non-acceptance or non-payment of (a bill or note). This should be made by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to affix.

Noun

(en noun)

A formal objection, especially one by a group.

A collective gesture of disapproval: a demonstration.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=All this has led to an explosion of protest across China, including among a middle class that has discovered nimbyism.}}

Synonyms

* dissent * objection * protestation

Derived terms

* Protestant * protestation * protester * protest march * under protest

Anagrams

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content

English

(wikipedia content)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ; see contain.

Noun

(uncountable) That which is contained.

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Subject matter; substance.

* Grew

I shall prove these writingsauthentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.

The amount of material contained; contents.

Capacity for holding.

* (Francis Bacon)

Strong ships, of great content .

(mathematics) The n''-dimensional space contained by an ''n''-dimensional polytope (called ''volume'' in the case of a polyhedron and ''area in the case of a polygon).

Etymology 2

From (etyl), from (etyl) content, from (etyl) ; see contain.

Adjective

(en adjective)

Satisfied; in a state of satisfaction.

*:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.

Derived terms

* contentment

Synonyms

* (satisfied) contented, pleased, satisfied

Etymology 3

From (etyl) , from (contenter); see content as a verb.

Noun

(en noun)

Satisfaction; contentment

They were in a state of sleepy content after supper.

* Shakespeare

Such is the fullness of my heart's content .

(obsolete) acquiescence without examination

* Alexander Pope

The sense they humbly take upon content .

That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained would make one happy.

* Shakespeare

So will I in England work your grace's full content .

(UK, House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an affirmate vote.

(UK, House of Lords) A member who votes in assent.

Derived terms

* discontent * malcontent

Etymology 4

From (etyl) contenter, from ; see content as an adjective.

Verb

(en verb)

To give contentment or satisfaction; to satisfy; to gratify; to appease.

You can't have any more - you'll have to content yourself with what you already have.

* Bible, Mark xv. 15

Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them.

* I. Watts

Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused ideas, where clearer are to be attained.

(obsolete) To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.

* Shakespeare

Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.

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