nnoun.communicationa message informing of dangerExamples:- a warning that still more bombs could explode
Derivationally Related Form:warn
Hypernyms:informing making known
Inherited Hypernyms:warninginformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:alarmismalertalertingcautioncaveatfalse alarmforewarningheads-uppremonitionstrategic warningtactical warningthreatwake-up call
Full Hyponyms:alarmismalertcautionfalse alarmforewarningheads-upstrategic warningtactical warningthreatwake-up callwarning of attackwarning of war
nnoun.communicationcautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)Synset:admonition monition word of advice
Examples:- a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality
- the warning was to beware of surprises
- his final word of advice was not to play with matches
Derivationally Related Form:warnadmonishmonish
Hypernyms:advice
Inherited Hypernyms:admonitionadviceproposalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:deterrent exampleexamplelessonobject lesson
nnoun.communicationnotification of something, usually in advanceExamples:- they gave little warning of their arrival
- she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin
Hypernyms:apprisal notification telling
Inherited Hypernyms:warningtellinginformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationnotify of danger, potential harm, or riskExamples:- The director warned him that he might be fired
- The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
Derivationally Related Form:warningwarner
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:warninformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:admonishalarmalertcautionforewarnmonishprevisethreaten
Full Troponyms:alarmcautionforewarnofferthreatenwake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s somebody of something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.communicationadvise or counsel in terms of someone's behaviorSynset:admonish discourage monish warn
Examples:- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
Derivationally Related Form:admonitoryadmonisherwarningadmonitionmonition
Hypernyms:advise counsel rede
Inherited Hypernyms:warnredehash outtalk oftalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP | They --- him from writing the letter (apply to: discourage) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: warn, discourage, admonish)
vverb.communicationask to go awayExamples:- The old man warned the children off his property
Hypernyms:enjoin order say tell
Inherited Hypernyms:warnorderrequestaskrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.communicationnotify, usually in advanceExamples:- I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions
Derivationally Related Form:warner
Hypernyms:inform
Inherited Hypernyms:warninformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allserving to warnSynset:admonitory cautionary exemplary monitory
Examples:- shook a monitory finger at him
- an exemplary jail sentence
Antonyms:persuasive
Derivationally Related Form:cautionadmonishexample
Inherited Hypernyms:admonitory
Similar to:dissuasive