Definition of EXPOSTULATION

expostulation

Meanings

Plural: expostulations

Noun

  • the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
  • an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
  • The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin expostulātiōnem, accusative singular of expostulātiō (“complaint, expostulation”), from expostulō (“demand, expostulate”), from ex (“out of, from”) + postulō (“demand or claim”). See expostulate.

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