monition

Plural: monitions

Noun

• A warning or caution.
• a firm rebuke
• cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
  • "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"
• a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
• A caution or warning.
• A legal notification of something.
• A sign of impending danger; an omen.

Examples

• The single ’Q’ on the board served as a MONITION to hold onto his ’U’ for a better play in Scrabble.

Synonyms

admonishment, admonition, process of monition, warning, word of advice, caution, exhortation

Related Words

admonish, admonishment, admonition, commonition, foremonish, monish, monishment, permonish, premonish, premonishment, premonition, submonish, submonition