Admonish — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

warn strongly; put on guard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾeɪdɪˈɑːptɹɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kakˈɒzmiə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kakˈɒzmiə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾeɪdɪˈɑːptɹɪkəl/.

Examples

I warned him not to go too far
I warn you against false assumptions
She warned him to be quiet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reprove caution warn monish discourage

Parts of Speech

verb	admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior “I warned him not to go too far”
verb	warn strongly; put on guard
verb	take to task “He admonished the child for his bad behavior”

Word Forms

warning	noun	cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
admonitory	adjective	serving to warn
admonition	noun	cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
admonisher	noun	someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
monition	noun	cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
caution	noun	a warning against certain acts
admonishment	noun	a firm rebuke
reprover	noun	someone who finds fault or imputes blame
reproval	noun	an act or expression of criticism and censure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ermahnen

im Hinblick auf das Verhalten einer Person ermahnen oder beraten

🇫🇷French

avertir

réprimander ou conseiller en termes de comportement de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

amonestar

amonestar o aconsejar en términos del comportamiento de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

ammonire

ammonire o consigliare in termini di comportamento di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

vermanen

iemands gedrag vermanen of adviseren

🇵🇹Portuguese

admoestar

advertir ou aconselhar em termos do comportamento de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

предостерегать

увещевать или советовать относительно чьего-либо поведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धिक्कारना

किसी के व्यवहार के संदर्भ में चेतावनी देना या सलाह देना

🇧🇩Bengali

উপদেশ দেওয়া

কারো আচরণের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে উপদেশ বা পরামর্শ

🇮🇳Tamil

உபதேசிக்க

ஒருவரின் நடத்தையின் அடிப்படையில் அறிவுரை அல்லது ஆலோசனை

🇮🇳Telugu

హెచ్చరించు

ఒకరి ప్రవర్తన పరంగా హెచ్చరించడం లేదా సలహా ఇవ్వడం

🇮🇳Marathi

चेतावणी देणे

एखाद्याच्या वर्तनाच्या बाबतीत सल्ला द्या किंवा सल्ला द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચેતવણી આપવી

કોઈની વર્તણૂકના સંદર્ભમાં સલાહ આપો અથવા સલાહ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಾಕೀತು ಮಾಡು

ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಲಹೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಲಹೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപദേശിക്കുക

ഒരാളുടെ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിൽ ഉപദേശിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപദേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸੀਹਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਸੀਹਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਲਾਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

نصیحت کرنا

کسی کے طرز عمل کے لحاظ سے نصیحت یا نصیحت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谏

对某人的行为提出警告或建议

🇯🇵Japanese

戒める

（人）の行動に関して忠告または助言する

🇰🇷Korean

타이르다

누군가의 행동에 관해 훈계하거나 조언하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiển trách

khuyên răn hoặc tư vấn về hành vi của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

ตักเตือน

ตักเตือนหรือให้คำปรึกษาเกี่ยวกับพฤติกรรมของใครบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menegur

menegur atau menasihati dalam hal tingkah laku seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

paalalahanan

payuhan o payo sa mga tuntunin ng pag-uugali ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

tegur

menegur atau menasihati dari segi tingkah laku seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحذير

توبيخ أو تقديم المشورة فيما يتعلق بسلوك شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

نصیحت کردن

پند دادن یا نصیحت کردن در مورد رفتار کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

uyarmak

birinin davranışı açısından uyarmak veya tavsiyede bulunmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִנְזוֹף

להזהיר או לייעץ במונחים של התנהגות של מישהו

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