remonstrate
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Definitions
Verb
argue in protest or opposition
Verb
present and urge reasons in opposition
Verb
censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger''s car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
Synonyms
bawl out
berate
call down
call on the carpet
chew out
chew up
chide
dress down
have words
jaw
lambast
lambaste
lecture
point out
rag
rebuke
reprimand
reproof
scold
take to task
trounce