Associations to the word «Expostulation»

Wiktionary

EXPOSTULATION, noun. (countable) The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
EXPOSTULATION, noun. (uncountable) A comment of earnest reasoning meant to dissuade or remonstrate.

Dictionary definition

EXPOSTULATION, noun. The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest.
EXPOSTULATION, noun. An exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne