remonstrance
noun (plural remonstrances)
Everyday
A complaint or protest; a firm objection made to someone who has done wrong. tree →
In the lessons
in stories a character protests firmly against a decision, often without success: «in spite of all her remonstrances»
Examples
- He made a remonstrance to the teacher about the unfair test. tree →
- Despite her remonstrance, the king went ahead. tree →
- The crowd raised a loud remonstrance. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «remonstrance» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «remonstrance» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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