expostulation
[ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuh n]
noun
the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest: In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home.
an expostulatory remark or address.
RELATED WORDS
criticism, complaint, demur, challenge, protest, protestation, remonstration, remonstrance, demurral, dissuasion
Nearby words
- exposition,
- expositor,
- expository,
- exposome,
- expostulate,
- expostulatory,
- exposure,
- exposure dose,
- exposure index,
- exposure keratitis
Origin of expostulation
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expostulation
1580s, from Latin expostulationem (nominative expostulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of expostulare (see expostulate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper