remonstrate

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

re·mon·strate (rĭ-mŏnʹstrāt')v. re·mon·strat·ed, re·mon·strat·ing, re·mon·stratesv. tr.
To say or plead in protest, objection, or reproof.v. intr.
To reason or plead in protest; present an objection. See Synonyms at object. [Medieval Latin remōnstrāre, remōnstrāt-, to demonstrate : Latin re-, re- + Latin mōnstrāre, to show (from mōnstrum, portent. See monster).] re'mon·straʹtion (rē'mŏn-strāʹshən, rĕm'ən-) n.re·monʹstra·tive (rĭ-mŏnʹstrə-tĭv) adj.re·monʹstra·tive·ly adv.re·monʹstra'tor n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, point out