admonitionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌæd.məˈnɪʃ.ən/us/ˌæd.məˈnɪʃ.ən/also admonishment, uk/ədˈmɒn.ɪʃmənt/us/-ˈmɑː.nɪʃ-/formala piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behaviour:
The most common parental admonition must surely be "Don't stay out late".
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Chastising & rebuking
- barracking
- bawl
- be in sb's face idiom
- beat yourself up
- bring
- come down on sb like a ton of bricks idiom
- crucify
- dressing-down
- keelhaul
- lambaste
- lay
- neck
- rebuke
- reprimand
- reproachful
- there'll be hell to pay idiom
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
- tirade
- upbraid
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Giving advice
admonitory
adjective uk/ədˈmɒn.ɪ.tər.i/us/ədˈmɑː.nə.tɔːr.i/formal
an admonitory remark