remonstrate

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against).
  2. (historical, intransitive) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means of a remonstrance) with a monarch or other ruling body.
  3. (often, transitive) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
  4. To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest; hence, to prove; to demonstrate.

Synonyms

protest
B2
admonish
expostulate
object
B2
reprove
warn
B1
reprimand
23k
oppose
C1
chide
44k
scold
C2
lambaste
lecture
B2
have words
bawl out
berate
47k
call down
chew out
chew up
criticize
C2
dress down
jaw
C1
lambast

object to

persuade
C1
point out
rag
C1
rebuke
38k
reproof
trounce
call on the carpet

protest against

take to task

argue against

dissuade
29k
nag
C2
demonstrate
C1
fulminate
take exception

warn against

exhort
complain
B2

make a protest

renounce
C2
except
A2
blame
A2
Translations

protestare
protestar

διαμαρτύρομαι

protester
protestar
protestieren
zurechtweisen
protesteren
protestar
raten
ermahnen

fare rimostranze

azarlamak
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/
Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Late Latin remōnstrō, from Latin re- + mōnstrō.

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