Expostulation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Expostulation is a noun meaning The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
Meaning
The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
Example Sentences
The official declined to listen to any expostulations.
[H]eedless of my expostulations and the growling thunder, and the great drops that began to plash around her, she remained calling, at intervals, and then listening, and then crying outright.
At length, by dint of much wriggling, and loud and incessant expostulations upon the unbecomingness of his hugging a fellow male in that matrimonial sort of style, I succeeded in extracting a grunt […]
Word Forms
- expostulations
Synonyms for expostulation
Depending on context, synonyms include objection, remonstrance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include remonstrance, objection, remonstration, remonstrant, inveighing, exhortation.
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