EXPOSTULATION
expostulation
(noun) an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof
expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection
(noun) the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
expostulation (countable and uncountable, plural expostulations)
The act of reasoning earnestly in order to dissuade or remonstrate.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*pos`tu*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. expostulatio.]
Definition: The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in
opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance; earnest and
kindly protest; dissuasion.
We must use expostulation kindly. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition