admonition
A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actionsA rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
» This admonition is worth remembering.
Стоит запомнить это наставление.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.
Ermahnung
предостереже́ниеpredosterežénije, замеча́ниеzamečánije
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
- a firm rebuke
Examples
2 sentencesThis admonition is worth remembering.
ruСтоит запомнить это наставление. — fjay69
If I were eighty and she were still alive, I would be getting the same admonition.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of aFrom Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.
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Forms
plural: admonitions| Singular | admonition |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness):monitionwarningword of advice
- a firm rebuke:admonishmentmonition
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable