remonstrate(verb) censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
(verb) argue in protest or opposition
(verb) present and urge reasons in opposition
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