English Explanatory Dictionary

admonish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
  2. To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
  3. To instruct or direct.

Pronunciation

/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/ /ædˈmɑn.ɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-admonish.wav

Word forms

admonish admonishes admonishing admonished no-table-tags glossary admonishest admonishedst admonisheth

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English a(d)monisshen (adapted through -ishen (“-ish”) from earlier amonesten), from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestāre, from Latin admoneō (“to remind, warn”), from ad- + moneō (“to warn, advise”).

Synonyms

reprimand chide admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp castigate censure charge chastise chew out condemn criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste lay into lecture light into objurgate pooh-pooh put someone on blast rate read somebody the riot act rebuke reprehend reproach reprove rip into rubbish savage scold skewer slam slate tear into tell off

Related words

admonition admonitory monitor premonition

Derived words

admonishable admonisher admonishing admonishingly admonishment foreadmonish preadmonish unadmonished

Translations

Arabic: حَذَّرَ Bulgarian: съветвам Bulgarian: поучавам Catalan: amonestar Chinese Mandarin: 告誡 /告诫 Czech: pokárat Czech: napomenout Czech: napomínat Dutch: vermanen Esperanto: admoni French: admonester Galician: amoestar German: ermahnen German: warnen Greek: νουθετώ Ancient Greek: νουθετέω Hungarian: figyelmeztet Hungarian: megdorgál Italian: ammonire Japanese: 注意する Japanese: 警告する Latin: moneo Macedonian: прекорува Macedonian: укорува Nepali: गाली गर्नु Norwegian Bokmål: irettesette Norwegian Bokmål: formane Occitan: admonestar Portuguese: advertir Portuguese: prevenir Portuguese: admoestar Russian: укоря́ть Russian: порица́ть Spanish: amonestar Spanish: reprender Tagalog: pagsabihan Turkish: ikaz etmek Turkish: kulağını bükmek Ukrainian: робити зауваження Ukrainian: дорікати
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