admonition

CEFRC2

/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A firm warning about someone's behavior.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.

Examples

  • She received a stern admonition from her mother about playing near the street.

  • This admonition is worth remembering.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

His mother's gentle blank warned him to stay away from the cliff.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.