admonition

C2+ Topic:Safety & Risk

US /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/ UK /ˌædməˈnɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a gentle but earnest warning or rebuke

He ignored his mother's admonition and went out in the rain.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a gentle but earnest... warning reproof caution rebuke reprimand counsel

Opposites

praise commendation

Word family

Related forms admonish admonitory monition

Etymology

From Old French amonition, from Latin admonitio ('a reminding, warning'), from admonere ('to warn, advise'), from ad- ('to') + monere ('to warn').

admonitio Latin monere Latin

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# admonition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌædməˈnɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌædməˈnɪʃ(ə)n

## Meanings
1. a gentle but earnest warning or rebuke

## Examples
- He ignored his mother's admonition and went out in the rain.

## Synonyms
- warning
- reproof
- caution
- rebuke
- reprimand
- counsel

## Antonyms
- praise
- commendation

## Related Forms
- admonish
- admonitory
- monition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: admonitio
- Root: monere

## Etymology
From Old French amonition, from Latin admonitio ('a reminding, warning'), from admonere ('to warn, advise'), from ad- ('to') + monere ('to warn').

## AI Etymology
Admonition is from Old French amonition, from Latin admonitio ('a reminding, warning'), from admonere ('to warn, advise'), from ad- ('to') + monere ('to warn'). Important recorded forms include admonitio (Latin) and monere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a gentle but earnest warning or rebuke. The wider family includes related words such as admonish, admonitory, and monition.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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