expostulation

noun

🔊/ɪkˌspɒstʃəˈleɪʃn/

🔊/ɪkˌspɑːstʃəˈleɪʃn/

[uncountable, countable] (formal)

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the act of arguing, disagreeing or protesting about something; a remark or statement in which somebody argues, disagrees or protests about something Topics Opinion and argumentc2