English noun: admonition | |||
1. | admonition (communication) cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) | ||
Samples | A letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality. The warning was to beware of surprises. His final word of advice was not to play with matches. | ||
Synonyms | monition, warning, word of advice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advice | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson | ||
2. | admonition (communication) a firm rebuke | ||
Synonyms | admonishment, monition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | ||