remonstrance
11remonstrance — n. 1 the act or an instance of remonstrating. 2 an expostulation or protest. Etymology: ME f. obs. F remonstrance or med.L remonstrantia (as REMONSTRATE) …
12remonstrance — noun Date: 1585 1. an earnest presentation of reasons for opposition or grievance; especially a document formally stating such points 2. an act or instance of remonstrating …
13remonstrance — /ri mon streuhns/, n. 1. an act or instance of remonstrating. 2. a protest: deaf to remonstrances. [1470 80; < MF, equiv. to remonstr(er) ( < ML remonstrare to point out; see REMONSTRATE) + ance ANCE] * * * …
14remonstrance — Synonyms and related words: admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, beef, bitch, boycott, briefing, caution, cautioning, caveat, challenge, combative reaction, complaint, compunction, consultation, council, counsel, counteraction, defiance,… …
15remonstrance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. protest, objection; reproof, expostulation. See dissuasion, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. protest, complaint, rebuke, reproach; see objection 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of… …
16remonstrance — re|mon|strance [rıˈmɔnstrəns US rıˈma:n ] n [U and C] formal a complaint or protest ▪ angry remonstrances …
17remonstrance — re|mon|strance [ rı manstrəns ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a strong protest, complaint, or criticism about something …
18remonstrance — re·mon·strance || rɪ mÉ‘nstrÉ™ns /rɪ mÉ’n n. expression of protest, statement of objection, statement of opposition …
19remonstrance — [rɪ mɒnstr(ə)ns] noun a forcefully reproachful protest …
20remonstrance — n. Expostulation, protestation …
