re·mon·strate 
/ˈrɛmənˌstreɪt, rɪˈmɑ:nˌstreɪt/ verb
re·mon·strates; re·mon·strat·ed; re·mon·strat·ing /ˈrɛmənˌstreɪt, rɪˈmɑ:nˌstreɪt/ verb [no obj] formal : to disagree and argue or complain about something
▪ He got angry when I politely remonstrated with him about littering.
▪ He got angry when I politely remonstrated with him about littering.
— re·mon·stra·tion /ˌrɛmənˈstreɪʃən, rəˌmɑ:nˈstreɪʃən/ noun, plural re·mon·stra·tions
[count] ▪ an official remonstration [=protest, complaint] [noncount] ▪ letters of remonstration
/ˌrɛmənˈstreɪʃən, rəˌmɑ:nˈstreɪʃən/ noun, plural re·mon·stra·tions [count] ▪ an official remonstration [=protest, complaint] [noncount] ▪ letters of remonstration
