Meanings
nounadmonishment (countable and uncountable, plural admonishments)
plural admonishments
- countableuncountableThe act of admonishing.
Synonyms: admonition, monishment, reprimand, reproach, reproof, blame, brickbatting, castigation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of admonishing.
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian предупреждение
- предупреждение (predupreždenie)the act of admonishing
Finnish moittiminen, moitinta
- moittiminenthe act of admonishing
- moitintathe act of admonishing
German Rüge, Ermahnung
- Rügethe act of admonishing
- Ermahnungthe act of admonishing
Indonesian teguran
- teguranthe act of admonishing
Japanese 戒告
- 戒告 (kaikoku)the act of admonishing
Portuguese admoestação
- admoestaçãothe act of admonishing
Russian порицание, увещание
- порицание (poricanije)the act of admonishing
- увещание (uveščanije)the act of admonishing
- предостережение (predostereženije)the act of admonishing
- замечание (zamečanije)the act of admonishing
- указание (ukazanije)the act of admonishing
Spanish amonestación, amonestamiento
- amonestaciónthe act of admonishing
- amonestamientothe act of admonishing
Cite this entry
APA
admonishment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admonishment
MLA
“admonishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admonishment. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “admonishment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/admonishment.
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