remonstrance

«remonstrance» in Mova's school dictionary: A complaint or protest; a firm objection made to someone… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural remonstrances)

meaning for a pupil

A complaint or protest; a firm objection made to someone who has done wrong. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a character protests firmly against a decision, often without success: «in spite of all her remonstrances»

examples

• He made a remonstrance to the teacher about the unfair test. tree →
• Despite her remonstrance, the king went ahead. tree →
• The crowd raised a loud remonstrance. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «remonstrance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.