Admonish vs. Rebuke — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Admonish and Rebuke
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Admonish
To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous)
"[Another competitor in the race] admonished him on the dangers of going out too fast" (Neal Bascomb). "Magazine articles ... admonished that women's financial independence was driving a wedge between husband and wife" (Lillian Faderman).
Rebuke
In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition.
Admonish
To urge or exhort (someone to do something)
"Writers like Emerson and Thoreau ... admonished us to develop ourselves according to nature" (E.D. Hirsch).
Rebuke
To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
Admonish
To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
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Rebuke
To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example)
"a series of sweeping decisions that rebuked the investigators' presumptions" (Donald A. Ritchie).
Admonish
To reprove gently but earnestly
"Lincoln pursued his interests in defiance of established norms. Far from being praised, he was consistently admonished" (Joshua Wolf Shenk).
Rebuke
(Obsolete) To check or repress.
Admonish
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
Rebuke
An expression of strong disapproval.
Admonish
To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
Rebuke
(of a person) A harsh criticism.
Admonish
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
Rebuke
(of a person) To criticise harshly; to reprove.
Admonish
To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
Rebuke
To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared.
Admonish
To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; - followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.
Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns.
I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretoldThe danger, and the lurking enemy.
Rebuke
A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also, chastisement; punishment.
For thy sake I have suffered rebuke.
Why bear you these rebukes and answer not?
Admonish
To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.
Rebuke
Check; rebuff.
Admonish
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior;
I warned him not to go too far
I warn you against false assumptions
She warned him to be quiet
Rebuke
An act or expression of criticism and censure;
He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Admonish
Warn strongly; put on guard
Rebuke
Censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Admonish
Take to task;
He admonished the child for his bad behavior
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