Remonstrate Definition

remonstrate
verb
  1. argue in protest or opposition
  2. present and urge reasons in opposition
  3. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

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