Exhortation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action

the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzɔːɹtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzɔːtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzɔːtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzɔːɹtˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incitement

Word Forms

exhort

verb

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ermahnung

eine Mitteilung, die die Empfänger dazu drängen oder überzeugen soll, etwas zu unternehmen

🇪🇸Spanish

exhortación

una comunicación destinada a instar o persuadir a los destinatarios a tomar alguna acción

🇮🇹Italian

esortazione

una comunicazione intesa a sollecitare o persuadere i destinatari a compiere qualche azione

🇳🇱Dutch

vermaning

een communicatie die bedoeld is om de ontvangers aan te sporen of te overtuigen om actie te ondernemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

exortação

uma comunicação destinada a incitar ou persuadir os destinatários a tomar alguma ação

🇷🇺Russian

увещевание

сообщение, призванное побудить или убедить получателей предпринять какие-либо действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रबोधन

एक संचार जिसका उद्देश्य प्राप्तकर्ताओं को कुछ कार्रवाई करने के लिए आग्रह करना या राजी करना है

🇧🇩Bengali

উপদেশ

একটি যোগাযোগ যা প্রাপকদের কিছু পদক্ষেপ নিতে অনুরোধ বা প্ররোচিত করার উদ্দেশ্যে

🇮🇳Tamil

உபதேசம்

சில நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க பெறுநர்களை வற்புறுத்த அல்லது வற்புறுத்தும் நோக்கம் கொண்ட ஒரு தகவல் தொடர்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రబోధం

ఏదైనా చర్య తీసుకోవడానికి గ్రహీతలను ప్రేరేపించడానికి లేదా ఒప్పించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన కమ్యూనికేషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

उपदेश

प्राप्तकर्त्यांना काही कृती करण्यासाठी उद्युक्त करण्याचा किंवा त्यांचे मन वळवण्याचा हेतू असलेला संप्रेषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપદેશ

પ્રાપ્તકર્તાઓને અમુક પગલાં લેવા વિનંતી કરવા અથવા સમજાવવાના હેતુથી સંદેશાવ્યવહાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪದೇಶ

ಕೆಲವು ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವವರನ್ನು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮನವೊಲಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಸಂವಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രബോധനം

എന്തെങ്കിലും നടപടിയെടുക്കാൻ സ്വീകർത്താക്കളെ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനോ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു ആശയവിനിമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਦੇਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤਕਰਤਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਨਾਉਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نصیحت

ایک مواصلت جس کا مقصد وصول کنندگان کو کچھ کارروائی کرنے کی ترغیب دینا یا راضی کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讲道

旨在敦促或说服收件人采取某些行动的通信

🇯🇵Japanese

勧め

受信者に何らかの行動を取るよう促す、または説得することを目的としたコミュニケーション

🇰🇷Korean

교회

수신자에게 어떤 조치를 취하도록 촉구하거나 설득하기 위한 의사소통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời khuyên nhủ

một thông tin liên lạc nhằm mục đích thúc giục hoặc thuyết phục người nhận thực hiện một số hành động

🇹🇭Thai

การกระตุ้นเตือน

การสื่อสารที่มีจุดมุ่งหมายเพื่อกระตุ้นหรือชักชวนให้ผู้รับดำเนินการบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

nasihat

komunikasi yang dimaksudkan untuk mendesak atau membujuk penerimanya untuk mengambil tindakan tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

pangaral

isang komunikasyon na naglalayong himukin o hikayatin ang mga tatanggap na gumawa ng ilang aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

seruan

komunikasi yang bertujuan untuk mendesak atau memujuk penerima untuk mengambil tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حث

اتصال يهدف إلى حث أو إقناع المستلمين باتخاذ بعض الإجراءات

🇮🇷Persian

نصیحت

ارتباطی با هدف ترغیب یا ترغیب گیرندگان به انجام برخی اقدامات

🇹🇷Turkish

öğüt

alıcıları harekete geçmeye teşvik etmeyi veya ikna etmeyi amaçlayan bir iletişim

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹכֵחָה

תקשורת שנועדה לעודד או לשכנע את הנמענים לנקוט פעולה כלשהי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'exhortation'?

The primary meaning of 'exhortation' is 'a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'exhortation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'exhortation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exhortation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exhortation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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