ermahnen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- admonish verb To tell someone firmly that they have done wrong, or to warn or urge them seriously.
- censure noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
- enjoin verb To order someone firmly to do something.
- exhort verb To strongly encourage someone to do something.
- lambaste verb To criticize someone very strongly and angrily.
- reprove verb To show that you think something is wrong.
Senses
ermahnen is used for these senses in English:
- admonish (transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
- censure The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- enjoin (transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- exhort To urge; to advise earnestly.
- lambaste To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- reprove (intransitive) To express disapproval. [from 14th c.]
- reprove (transitive) To criticise, rebuke, or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. [from 14th c.]
censure — full definition
- noun Strong, formal criticism or disapproval.
- verb To criticize or formally reprimand someone.
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