demand 1
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
an urgent or peremptory request
Examples
- 1.his demands for attention were unceasing
Hypernym
request 1
noun
a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
EnglishDerivationally related form
demand 1
verb
request urgently and forcefully
Hyponym
challenge 5
noun
a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
ultimatum 1
noun
a final peremptory demand
insistence 1
noun
continual and persistent demands
call 4
noun
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
requisition 1
noun
the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
