admonish

Meaning

1. (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
2. (transitive) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
3. (transitive) To instruct or direct.

Synonyms

warn

scold

rebuke

reprove

reprimand

exhort

reproach

caution

advise

remonstrate

tell off

upbraid

censure

alert

chide

blame

monish

berate

notify

persuade

forewarn

tip off

instruct

inform

lecture

correct

teach

expostulate

criticize

announce

call attention

reprehend

report

condemn

hint

reimburse

repay

punish

protest

reclaim

check

grumble

objurgate

chastise

order

recoup

forestall

knock

advice

edify

Translations

ermahnen

amonestar

ammonire

admonester

aanmanen

warnen

advertir

manen

reprender

aansporen

avertir

verwarnen

rügen

réprimander

riprendere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: admonesten

In summary

From Middle English admonesten, admonissen, from Old French amonester (modern French admonester), from an unattested Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *admonestrāre, from Latin admoneō (“remind, warn”), from ad + moneō (“warn, advise”). See premonition.