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Ermahnung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • admonition noun A warning from someone in authority that you have done wrong and must stop.
  • censure noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
  • reproof noun A telling-off given to someone for doing something wrong.

Senses

Ermahnung is used for these senses in English:

  • admonishment The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
  • admonition A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in their actions; a reprimand.
  • censure The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
  • reproof An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.

censure — full definition

  1. noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
  2. verb To criticize or formally reprimand someone.
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