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BNC: 21168 COCA: 14319

admonition

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admonition /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/ noun
plural admonitions
admonition
/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/
noun
plural admonitions
Learner's definition of ADMONITION
formal
: a criticism or warning about behavior警告;告诫
[count]
[noncount]

— admonitory

/ədˈmɑːnəˌtʰori/ Brit /ədˈmɒnətri/ adjective
BNC: 21168 COCA: 14319

admonition

noun

ad·​mo·​ni·​tion ˌad-mə-ˈni-shən How to pronounce admonition (audio)
1
: gentle or friendly reproof
remembered the admonition to keep it simple
2
: counsel or warning against fault or oversight
the principal's admonition against bullying

Example Sentences

an admonition to be careful He offered words of advice and admonition.
Recent Examples on the Web And Xi delivered an admonition that the open dissent and pro-democracy activism that had roiled — and, in many ways, defined — the city in recent years are things of the past. Austin Ramzy And Vivian Wang, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 Clipboard in hand, Daria Ripa, a registry officiant for the better part of a decade, corralled the waiting couples, offering up admonition and instruction. Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 To paraphrase an admonition from a classic Rolling Stones album: This movie should be played real loud. Sonaiya Kelleystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022 The accusation, which was first reported by the Voice of San Diego, includes the admonition that destroying public records is a violation of both the municipal code and state law. Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2022 One former clerk recalled, in an interview on the High School SCOTUS blog, Justice Antonin Scalia’s stern admonition to his new class of clerks on their first day. New York Times, 8 May 2022 The report also included an admonition to motorists. Sarah Rankin, ajc, 2 Apr. 2022 The Biden Administration countered last week with an admonition. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2022 Starting in the 1970s and 1980s, courts in the United States began moving away from instructing juries with Hale’s admonition to be particularly skeptical of rape claims. Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 6 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ammonicioun, admonicioun, borrowed from Anglo-French amonicion, borrowed from Latin admonitiōn-, admonitiō, from admoni- (variant stem of admonēre "to admonish") + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of admonition was in the 14th century
BNC: 21168 COCA: 14319

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