Remonstrate (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
- Trounce
- Jaw
- Have Words
- Call On The Carpet
- Lecture
- Call Down
- Chide
- Dress Down
- Lambaste
- Chew Out
- Rebuke
- Rag
- Bawl Out
- Chew Up
- Scold
- Berate
- Lambast
- Take To Task
- Reprimand
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
Argue in protest or opposition.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Meaning 3
Present and urge reasons in opposition.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.