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Admonition (noun) means a warning from someone in authority that you have done wrong and must stop.

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A warning from someone in authority that you have done wrong and must stop.
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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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What is the meaning of admonition?
"admonition" (noun) means a warning from someone in authority that you have done wrong and must stop.
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Other words for "admonition" include monition, warning, admonishment.

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