protest
Protest can be a verb or a noun, but with different pronunciations.
used as a verb
Protest /prə^test/ is used as a verb to say that someone shows publicly that they do not approve of something. You can say that someone protests about something or protests against something.
Women's groups protested about the way women were portrayed in commercials.
Students marched in the streets to protest against the arrests.
In American English, you can use protest as a transitive verb. You say that someone protests something.
Environmental campaigners protested the decision.
Protest can also be a reporting verb. If you protest that something is true, you insist that it is true, when someone has said or suggested the opposite.
They protested that they had nothing to do with the incident.
‘You’re wrong,' I protested.
used as a noun
The noun is pronounced /^prəʊtest/. Protest or a protest is behaviour in which someone shows publicly that they do not approve of something.
They joined in the protests against the government's proposals.
We wrote a letter of protest to the newspaper.