admonition (noun)
1admonition — admonish ► VERB 1) reprimand firmly. 2) earnestly urge or warn. DERIVATIVES admonishment noun admonition noun admonitory adjective. ORIGIN Latin admonere urge by warning …
2admonition — I noun admonishment, advance notice, advice, alarm, animadversion, caution, caveat, censure, commonition, contraindication, contrariety, contrary advice, counsel, dehortation, deprecation, dissuasion, exhortation, expostulation, foreboding,… …
3admonition — (n.) late 14c., amonicioun reminding, instruction, from O.Fr. amonicion admonition, exhortation, from L. admonitionem (nom. admonitio), noun of action from pp. stem of admonere (see ADMONISH (Cf. admonish)). Meaning warning is early 15c. The d… …
4admonition — noun Etymology: Middle English amonicioun, from Anglo French amonicion, from Latin admonition , admonitio, from admonēre Date: 14th century 1. gentle or friendly reproof 2. counsel or warning against fault or oversight …
5admonition — noun 1. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) (Freq. 3) a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality the warning was to beware of surprises his final word of advice was not to… …
6admonition — noun Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against fault or oversight; warning. See Also: admonish …
7admonition — noun (C, U) formal a warning or expression of disapproval about someone s behaviour admonitory adjective formal: an admonitory glance …
8admonition — UK [ˌædməˈnɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms admonition : singular admonition plural admonitions formal a warning about someone s behaviour …
9admonition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reproof (See disapprobation); caution, warning. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. advice, caution, exhortation, reproof; see rebuke , warning . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. caution warning, forewarning …
10admonition — ad|mo|ni|tion [ ,ædmə nıʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL a warning about someone s behavior …