Expostulation
Ex`pos`tu`la´tion
| n. | 1. | The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion. |
| Noun | 1. |  expostulation - the act of expressing earnest opposition or protestSynonyms: objection, remonstrance |
| 2. | expostulation - an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof |