Words / C2

REM-uh-nstrayt/ˈremənstreɪt/

To remonstrate is to protest or complain formally, often with reasons (formal; UK stress on the first syllable): remonstrate with a manager, remonstrate in writing. Protest (already in the dictionary) is everyday and can be a crowd; objurgate (already in the dictionary) is to rebuke someone harshly. Querulous (this batch) is peevish tone, not a numbered letter. Do not treat a written remonstrance as noise while the organogram still lies.

Meaning

To protest or complain formally and often earnestly (formal).

Examples

• “They remonstrated in writing; the organogram still showed a ghost post.”
• “Protest is everyday (already in B2). Object is milder. Objurgate is a scolding (already in C2). Vociferous is loud (already in C2). A calm letter can still be right. A box on the chart with no night body is the finding. Name the post; volume is optional.”

Good to know

Protest formally (UK: REM-on-strate). Everyday: protest (already in this dictionary). Contrast: objurgate (rebuke — already in C2); querulous (peevish — this batch). A letter is not a staffed post.

Near in meaning

protest

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