How do you pronounce admonition?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/.

Where does admonition come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

admonition

/ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mo-ni-tion
IPA: /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

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Meaning

noun

A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But modesty cannot be implanted by admonition only—the elders must set the example."
"Lenin repeats this admonition several times, and its purport is clear."

Etymology

From Middle English amonicioun, from Old French amonicion, from Latin admonitio, stem of admonere. The -d- was restored in English in the 17th century.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: amonicioun, amonicion, admonitio

Usage

Inflected Forms

admonitions (plural)

Derived Forms

admonitional admonitionist admonitive preadmonition

Frequently Paired Words

admonish monition admonition advice consent counsel exhortation recommendation

Synonyms

admonishment reprimand reproach reproof monition warning word of advice

Rhymes With

position addition competition commission mission condition edition definition opposition permission tradition recognition