admonition
a warning or cautionary rebuke
Roots
Other words with the mon root
- admonish: to warn or correct firmly
- monitor: watcher or warner
- monitory: giving warning or admonition
- monument: structure that preserves memory
- premonition: a warning feeling before something happens
- premonitory: giving advance warning
- summon: to call forth or order to appear
An admonition is the warning itself, often quieter than a scolding but sharper than advice.
Her quiet admonition carried more force than a public lecture.