expostulation

American  

[ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuhn] / ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest.

   In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home.

2. an expostulatory remark or address.

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Etymology

Origin of expostulation

1580–90; < Latin expostulātiōn- (stem of expostulātiō ) complaint. See expostulate, -ion

Example Sentences

His expostulations broke through, and Iowa began whittling — then bludgeoning — its way into the lead.

From Washington Times

Pacific time on Fox’s over-the-air network, a variety of expostulations were registered as loudly for this arrangement as they once were for the Video Assistant Referee system.

From Los Angeles Times

For most Americans, President Trump’s expostulations are audible wallpaper, always there but not really noticed.

From Washington Post

Against the impatient expostulations of the Serjeant, we brought the man down from the attic and dowsed him with water, that he might not suffer so greatly from the heat.

From Literature

That is not the sort of expostulation expected of a researcher from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

From Economist