Answer
Answer noun - Something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question.
Protest
Protest noun - A feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent.
How words are described
| direct | direct answer | direct protest |
| single | single answer | single protest |
| sarcastic | sarcastic answer | sarcastic protest |
| popular | popular answer | popular protest |
| Other adjectives: actual, general, final, official, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Later, they thank Bertille, and her friends immediately answer, causing Bertille to protest.
Source: Anime / Walkure Romanze - Her two friends protest, saying she shouldn't be answering for them, and Bertille says that they're essentially an extension of her, so it's natural that she should answer.
Source: Anime / Walkure Romanze -
As they protest, he asks a question to which they won't admit the answer to, which he exposes thereafter.
Source: Armor-Piercing Question
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