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   admonition

   /ˌadməˈnɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a firm warning or reprimand: "he received numerous admonitions for his behaviour" Similar reprimandrebukereproofremonstrancereproachadmonishmentstricturelecturecriticismrecriminationtiradediatribephilippicharangueattackscoldingchastisementcastigationupbraidingberatingreprovalcensurecondemnationinformal:telling-offdressing-downtalking-totongue-lashingbashingblastraprap over the knucklesslap on the wristflea in one's earearfulroastingrollickingcaningblowing-uprocketwiggingslatingticking offcarpetingservevulgar slang:bollockingdated:ratingexhortationwarningcautioncaveatpiece of adviceadmonishmentrecommendationinjunctionmonitionenjoinmentinstructiondirectionsuggestionlessonlecturepreceptadvicecounselguidanceurgingencouragementpersuasionpressureOpposite commendationpat on the backpraise

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French amonition, from Latin admonitio(n-) ‘(cautionary) reminder’ (see admonish).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › admonitionAdmonition Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ADMONITION is gentle or friendly reproof. How to use admonition in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMONITION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADMONITION definition: 1. a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behaviour: 2. a piece of advice…. Learn more.

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   Admonition definition: an act of admonishing. . See examples of ADMONITION used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADMONITION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ADMONITION meaning: 1. a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behaviour: 2. a piece of advice…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › admonitionAdmonition - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   An admonition is advice with a hint of scolding, a warning not to do something. When you're cautioned or warned about some mistake you might be just about to make, or some looming danger, you're receiving an admonition.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADMONITION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. an act of admonishing. 2. counsel, advice, or caution. 3. a gentle reproof. 4. a warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › admonitionAdmonition Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   noun. admonitions. Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof. American Heritage. An admonishing, or warning to correct some fault. Webster's New World. Cautionary advice or warning. American Heritage. A mild rebuke; reprimand. Webster's New World.