remonstrate[verb]Synonyms: argue, dispute, dissent, object, protest, take issue
Related Words: combat,
fight,
oppose,
resist,
withstand [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
rem‧on‧strate /ˈremənstreɪt $ rɪˈmɑːn-/
verb [intransitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: past participle of remonstrare, from Latin monstrare 'to show']
to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done
remonstrate with
The Everton manager remonstrated angrily with the referee.—remonstrative /rɪˈmɒnstrətɪv $ -ˈmɑːn-/
adjective—remonstration /ˌremənˈstreɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲