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Admonition

noun/kˌæɾeɪdʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs/
Definition
cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
a firm rebuke
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˌæɾeɪdʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈakəθəsˌɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈakəθəsˌɪs/
4 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾeɪdʒˈɛnᵻsˌɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
warningadmonishmentmonitionword of advice
Parts of Speech
nouncautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
“a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality”
nouna firm rebuke
Word Forms
admonishverbadmonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
monishverbwarn strongly; put on guard
warnverbadmonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ermahnung
warnender Hinweis auf etwas Unmittelbares (insbesondere drohende Gefahr oder andere Unannehmlichkeiten)
🇪🇸Spanish
amonestación
consejos de precaución sobre algo inminente (especialmente peligro inminente u otras situaciones desagradables)
🇮🇹Italian
ammonizione
consigli cautelativi su qualcosa di imminente (in particolare pericolo imminente o altra spiacevolezza)
🇳🇱Dutch
vermaning
waarschuwend advies over iets dreigends (vooral dreigend gevaar of andere onaangenaamheden)
🇵🇹Portuguese
admoestação
conselhos preventivos sobre algo iminente (especialmente perigo iminente ou outro desconforto)
🇷🇺Russian
замечание
предостерегающий совет о чем-то неизбежном (особенно о неминуемой опасности или других неприятностях)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चेतावनी
किसी आसन्न चीज़ के बारे में चेतावनीपूर्ण सलाह (विशेषकर आसन्न ख़तरा या अन्य अप्रियता)
🇧🇩Bengali
উপদেশ
আসন্ন কিছু সম্পর্কে সতর্কতামূলক পরামর্শ (বিশেষত আসন্ন বিপদ বা অন্যান্য অপ্রীতিকরতা)
🇮🇳Tamil
அறிவுரை
உடனடியான ஒன்றைப் பற்றிய எச்சரிக்கையான ஆலோசனை (குறிப்பாக உடனடி ஆபத்து அல்லது பிற விரும்பத்தகாதது)
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉపదేశము
ఆసన్నమైన దాని గురించి హెచ్చరిక సలహా (ముఖ్యంగా ఆసన్నమైన ప్రమాదం లేదా ఇతర అసహ్యకరమైనది)
🇮🇳Marathi
सूचना
आसन्न एखाद्या गोष्टीबद्दल सावधगिरीचा सल्ला (विशेषतः आसन्न धोका किंवा इतर अप्रियता)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ચેતવણી
નિકટવર્તી કંઈક વિશે સાવચેતીભરી સલાહ (ખાસ કરીને નિકટવર્તી ભય અથવા અન્ય અપ્રિયતા)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಪದೇಶ
ಸನ್ನಿಹಿತವಾದ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸನ್ನಿಹಿತ ಅಪಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಅಹಿತಕರ) ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ ಸಲಹೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപദേശം
ആസന്നമായ എന്തെങ്കിലും (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ആസന്നമായ അപകടം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് അസുഖകരമായ കാര്യങ്ങൾ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਲਾਹ
ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਸਲਾਹ (ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਅਣਸੁਖਾਵੀਂਤਾ)
🇵🇰Urdu
نصیحت
کسی آسنن چیز کے بارے میں احتیاطی مشورہ (خاص طور پر آسنن خطرہ یا دیگر ناخوشگوار)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
警告
关于迫在眉睫的事情的警告建议（特别是迫在眉睫的危险或其他不愉快的事情）
🇯🇵Japanese
訓戒
差し迫った何か（特に差し迫った危険やその他の不愉快な出来事）についての注意深いアドバイス
🇰🇷Korean
훈계
임박한 일(특히 임박한 위험이나 기타 불쾌한 일)에 대한 주의 조언
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lời khuyên răn
lời khuyên cảnh báo về điều gì đó sắp xảy ra (đặc biệt là mối nguy hiểm sắp xảy ra hoặc những điều khó chịu khác)
🇹🇭Thai
การตักเตือน
คำแนะนำเตือนใจเกี่ยวกับบางสิ่งที่ใกล้เข้ามา (โดยเฉพาะอันตรายที่ใกล้เข้ามาหรือความไม่พึงใจอื่น ๆ )
🇮🇩Indonesian
peringatan
nasihat peringatan tentang sesuatu yang akan terjadi (terutama bahaya yang akan terjadi atau ketidaknyamanan lainnya)
🇵🇭Filipino
paalala
payo ng pag-iingat tungkol sa isang bagay na nalalapit (lalo na ang napipintong panganib o iba pang hindi kasiya-siya)
🇲🇾Malay
teguran
nasihat berjaga-jaga tentang sesuatu yang akan berlaku (terutamanya bahaya yang akan berlaku atau ketidaksenangan lain)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عتاب
نصيحة تحذيرية بشأن شيء وشيك (خاصة الخطر الوشيك أو غيره من الأشياء غير السارة)
🇮🇷Persian
پند
توصیه های احتیاطی در مورد چیزی قریب الوقوع (به ویژه خطر قریب الوقوع یا ناخوشایند دیگر)
🇹🇷Turkish
öğüt
Yaklaşan bir şey hakkında uyarıcı tavsiye (özellikle yakın tehlike veya diğer hoş olmayan durumlar)
🇮🇱Hebrew
תוֹכֵחָה
עצה מזהירה לגבי משהו קרוב (במיוחד סכנה קרובה או אי נעימות אחרת)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'admonition'?
The primary meaning of 'admonition' is 'cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'admonition' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'admonition' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'admonition' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'admonition' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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