remonstrate

  1. Verb.  (transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state or plead as an objection, formal protest, or expression of disapproval.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive, often followed by against, with, or to) To object; to protest formally; to express disapproval.

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