expostulation

[ ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuhn ]

/ ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən /

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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.

Origin of expostulation

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

Words nearby expostulation

exposome, ex post, ex post facto, ex post facto law, expostulate, expostulation, expostulatory, exposure, exposure dose, exposure index, exposure keratitis

Example sentences from the Web for expostulation

There are thousands for whom a blow is a better thing than expostulation, persuasion, or any sort of kindness.
A Rough Shaking|George MacDonald
The first, a very wild and plaintive air, was the expostulation of a girl whose lover has deserted her and married another.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli
If now and then he overheard a word of expostulation, he never interpreted it rightly.
Pembroke|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
There is no need for your being over anxious about my expostulation.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4)|Jules Bonnet

She was so firm and fixed in this that he did not even dare to go on with his expostulation.
John Caldigate|Anthony Trollope

单词	expostulation
释义	expostulation [ ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuhn ] / ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR expostulation ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of expostulation 1580–90; <Latin expostulātiōn- (stem of expostulātiō) complaint. See expostulate, -ion Words nearby expostulation exposome, ex post, ex post facto, ex post facto law, expostulate, expostulation, expostulatory, exposure, exposure dose, exposure index, exposure keratitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for expostulation There are thousands for whom a blow is a better thing than expostulation, persuasion, or any sort of kindness. A Rough Shaking\|George MacDonald The first, a very wild and plaintive air, was the expostulation of a girl whose lover has deserted her and married another. At Home And Abroad\|Margaret Fuller Ossoli If now and then he overheard a word of expostulation, he never interpreted it rightly. Pembroke\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman There is no need for your being over anxious about my expostulation. Letters of John Calvin, Volume I (of 4)\|Jules Bonnet She was so firm and fixed in this that he did not even dare to go on with his expostulation. John Caldigate\|Anthony Trollope Words related to expostulation criticism, complaint, demur, challenge, protest, protestation, remonstration, remonstrance, demurral, dissuasion
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expostulation

noun

Origin of expostulation

Words nearby expostulation

Example sentences from the Web for expostulation

Words related to expostulation