admonition
Plural: admonitions
Noun
- cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
- "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"
- a firm rebuke
- A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in their actions; a reprimand.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
admonishment, monition, warning, word of advice, reproof
Scrabble Score: 13
admonition: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordadmonition: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
admonition: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
admonition: valid Words With Friends Word