expostulationn.

/ɛkˌspɒstjuːˈleɪʃən/

Etymology: < Latin expostulātiōn-em, noun of action < expostulāre : see expostulate v.

1. The action of expostulating or remonstrating in a friendly manner; earnest and kindly protest. An instance of the same.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > dissuasion

dissuasion1526

dehortation1529

dehorting1553

dissuading1580

expostulating1592

expostulation1592

devitation1614

dehortment1656

1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. Y1^v Request, complaynt, expostulation.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. ii. 4 Adam..upon the expostulation of God..replyed, I heard thy voice, etc.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 25 Private Accusation of one Friend touching another, is nothing else but a friendly Expostulation with him.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon vii All my expostulations have been in vain.

1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna 293 Mary stands before her Son in an attitude of expostulation.

2. An expostulatory exclamation or address; an uttered remonstrance, protest, or reproof.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > dissuasion > that which > address or argument

expostulation1597

dehortatory1649

dehortative1671

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxv. 158 Those gratious expostulations, Simon, seest thou this woman?

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer ii. 935 Some who need this tart expostulation.

1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 26 That pathetick Expostulation..of Ezekiel. Why will ye die!

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 146 Vivaldi delivered this expostulation with..rapidity.

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive 80 That lofty expostulation..glows with the very spirit of the Hebrew poets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	expostulation
释义	expostulationn. /ɛkˌspɒstjuːˈleɪʃən/ Etymology: < Latin expostulātiōn-em, noun of action < expostulāre : see expostulate v. 1. The action of expostulating or remonstrating in a friendly manner; earnest and kindly protest. An instance of the same. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > dissuasion dissuasion1526 dehortation1529 dehorting1553 dissuading1580 expostulating1592 expostulation1592 devitation1614 dehortment1656 1592 A. Day Eng. Secretorie (rev. ed.) i. sig. Y1^v Request, complaynt, expostulation. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. ii. 4 Adam..upon the expostulation of God..replyed, I heard thy voice, etc. View more context for this quotation 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 25 Private Accusation of one Friend touching another, is nothing else but a friendly Expostulation with him. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Calderon vii All my expostulations have been in vain. 1852 A. Jameson Legends Madonna 293 Mary stands before her Son in an attitude of expostulation. 2. An expostulatory exclamation or address; an uttered remonstrance, protest, or reproof. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > demotivation > [noun] > dissuasion > that which > address or argument expostulation1597 dehortatory1649 dehortative1671 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxv. 158 Those gratious expostulations, Simon, seest thou this woman? 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer ii. 935 Some who need this tart expostulation. 1748 J. Mason Ess. Elocution 26 That pathetick Expostulation..of Ezekiel. Why will ye die! 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. vi. 146 Vivaldi delivered this expostulation with..rapidity. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive 80 That lofty expostulation..glows with the very spirit of the Hebrew poets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1592
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