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expostulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | objection, remonstrance, remonstration |
| Type of | communicating, communication |
| Derivation | expostulate |
expostulation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exclaiming, exclamation |
Examples of expostulation
expostulation
For three days they besieged Ivan with expostulation, incredulity, persuasion.
From the gutenberg.org
Fabrication proclaims itself to be about the theatre's ability to embody rather than merely tell, but it is windy with expostulation.
From the guardian.co.uk
They may just ascend beyond confusion and leave us in the lurch of the occult, for once that testimony's imparted, expostulation just seems false-hearted.
From the guardian.co.uk
It is just unfortunate that in the clumsy hands of a cartoonist all traits become ridiculous, leading to a certain amount of self-conscious expostulation and the desire to join battle.
From the latimes.com
Few of the continent's conflicts have provoked as much moral expostulation as when, in 2004 and 2005, the truth emerged about the Sudanese government's brutal suppression of an uprising there.
From the economist.com
Said ninny came clean on the Internet today, and the confession he leaves behind only demonstrates that the hackery of his expostulation far exceeds the hackery of his puerile internet impersonation.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
- An exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
- (expostulate) reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
- In informal logic an objection (also called expostulation or refutation), is a reason arguing against a premise, lemma or main contention. An objection to an objection is known as a rebuttal.
- The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate; A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate
- (expostulate) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning
- (expostulate) v.i., -lated, -lating. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling. --Syn. dispute, argue, protest; exhort, counsel.
- To expostulate is to deny something earnestly. Well consider a situation wherein your friend proposes to you a theory which he/she firmly believes in. You do not object totally, however you try to deny some things in the theory which you find not very rational. You explain your denial step-wise.
- One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
