expostulation
noun /ɪkˌspɒstʃəˈleɪʃn/
/ɪkˌspɑːstʃəˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- the act of arguing, disagreeing or protesting about something; a remark or statement in which somebody argues, disagrees or protests about something Topics Opinion and argumentc2