Word – Admonish

Janice Thompson,

Updated On Jun 28, 2023

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1 Admonish – Word of the day

Admonish – Word of the day

Meaning:

warn or reprimand someone firmly.

History:

Dates back to the 14th century. Latin in origin. Latin admonestare, and Latin verb admonēre, which means “to warn.”

Usage:

Verb examples – admonish:

1. The kids were admonished by their parents for playing pranks with the neighbour.

2. The Ministry admonished Mr.John for taking bribe.

3. The management told Lisa not to admonish any employee in public.

Adjective examples – admonish:

1. The Saint’s speech was admonitory

2. Though the teacher was smiling, her words seemed admonitory

3. The tone of the email was admonitory

Noun examples – admonish:

1. In Spite of his Boss’s admonition, he continued to take leave

2. He confessed to the Bishop only to receive an admonition.

3. John completed his speech with an admonition.

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Janice Thompson

Soon after graduating with a Master’s in Literature from Southern Arkansas University, she joined an institute as an English language trainer. She has had innumerous student interactions and has produced a couple of research papers on English language teaching. She soon found that non-native speakers struggled to meet the English language requirements set by foreign universities. It was when she decided to jump ship into IELTS training. From then on, she has been mentoring IELTS aspirants. She joined IELTSMaterial about a year ago, and her contributions have been exceptional. Her essay ideas and vocabulary have taken many students to a band 9.