expostulation

UK
/ɪkˌspɒstjʊˈleɪʃən/
US
/ɪkˌspɑːstʃəˈleɪʃən/

Übersetzungen

expostulationsubstantiv
expostulations
Pl.
UK
/ɪkˌspɒstjʊˈleɪʃən/
US
/ɪkˌspɑːstʃəˈleɪʃən/
Her expostulation against the unfair policy was met with silence from the board.
Sa remontrance contre cette politique injuste fut accueillie dans le silence du conseil.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
protestationSurtout dans le sens d’une protestation ou d’une objection exprimée avec insistance.

Definitionen

expostulationsubstantiv
An expression of protest or remonstrance.
Her expostulation against the unfair policy was met with silence from the board.
A lengthy and earnest reasoning with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct.
Despite his father's expostulation, he decided to drop out of college.