# admonition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/ · frequency rank #52,130

## Definitions
1. A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in one's actions.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/admonition