admonition
3 synonyms for admonition, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A warning from someone in authority that you have done wrong and must stop.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
monition
admonishment
Etymology
Came into English via Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, the stem of admonere. English restored the -d- in the 17th century.
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