English Explanatory Dictionary

admonition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-admonition.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-admonition.wav

Word forms

admonition admonitions

Etymology

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

Synonyms

admonishment reprimand reproach reproof

Related words

admonish

Derived words

admonitional admonitionist admonitive preadmonition
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