expostulation
noun/ɪkˌspɒstʃəˈleɪʃn/
/ɪkˌspɑːstʃəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the act of arguing, disagreeing or protesting about something; a remark or statement in which somebody argues, disagrees or protests about something Topics Opinion and argumentc2
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