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Noun: admonition  ,ad-mu'ni-shun
  1. Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
    "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality";
    - monition, warning, word of advice
     
  2. A firm rebuke
    "The manager's admonition about punctuality was taken seriously by the team";
    - admonishment, monition

Derived forms: admonitions

Type of: advice, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval

Encyclopedia: Admonition