remonstrance

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ɹɪˈmɒnstɹəns/
noun Freq #238319

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A strong protest or objection, often made formally and in writing.

    Despite the workers' remonstrance, the factory pushed ahead with the layoffs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a strong protest or... objectionprotest
Word family
Forms remonstrances

Etymology

From Middle French remonstrance (French remontrance).

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