Expostulation
[ik-spos-chuh-ley-shuh n] /ɪkˌspɒs tʃəˈleɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
the act of ; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest:
In spite of my expostulations, he insisted on driving me home.
2.
an expostulatory remark or address.
n.
1580s, from Latin expostulationem (nominative expostulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of expostulare (see expostulate).
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