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REMONSTRANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Synonyms:
expostulation; objection; remonstrance; remonstration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("remonstrance" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Context examples:
A very dignified and logical remonstrance.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I was about mechanically to obey him, without further remonstrance; but as he helped me into the carriage, he looked at my face.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
The remonstrance was too reasonable to be disregarded.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Mercedes continually fluttered in the way of her men and kept up an unbroken chattering of remonstrance and advice.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Van Helsing raised his hand over his head for a moment, as though in remonstrance with the Almighty; but he said not a word, and in a few seconds stood up with his face sternly set.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
My lips were parted to murmur out some sleepy words of surprise or remonstrance at this untimely preparation, when suddenly my half-opened eyes fell upon her face, illuminated by the candle-light, and astonishment held me dumb.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
But, however this remonstrance might have staggered or delayed his determination, I do not suppose that it would ultimately have prevented the marriage, had it not been seconded by the assurance that I hesitated not in giving, of your sister's indifference.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
“Why, how should I ever spend it without you?” said Mr. Peggotty, with an air of serious remonstrance.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
By this time, the walk in the rain had reached Mrs. Elton, and her remonstrances now opened upon Jane.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
He did not enter into any remonstrance with his other children: he was more willing to believe they felt their error than to run the risk of investigation.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
