remonstrate
verb
[ ˈrɛmənstreɪt ]
• make a forcefully reproachful protest.
• "he turned angrily to remonstrate with Tommy"
Similar:
protest,
complain,
expostulate,
argue with,
take issue with,
take to task,
make a protest to,
reprimand,
reproach,
reprove,
upbraid,
berate,
scold,
reprehend,
objurgate,
object strongly to,
complain vociferously about,
protest against,
lodge a protest against,
argue against,
take a stand against,
oppose strongly,
take exception to,
make a fuss about,
challenge,
raise objections to,
express disapproval of,
express disagreement with,
speak out against,
deplore,
condemn,
denounce,
criticize,
kick up a fuss/stink about,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘make plain’): from medieval Latin remonstrat- ‘demonstrated’, from the verb remonstrare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + monstrare ‘to show’.
