'Expostulation' definitions:
Definition of 'expostulation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest [syn: expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection]
noun
An exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
Definition of 'Expostulation'
From: GCIDE
- Expostulation \Ex*pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. expostulatio.] The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion. [1913 Webster]
- We must use expostulation kindly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]