Reprimand vs. Admonish — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reprimand and Admonish
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Reprimand
A reprimand is a severe, formal or official reproof. Reprimanding takes in different forms in different legal systems.
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).
Reprimand
To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way.
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).
Reprimand
A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure.
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Admonish
To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
Reprimand
A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
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).
Reprimand
To reprove in a formal or official way.
Admonish
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
Reprimand
Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.
Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her treatment of him.
Admonish
To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
Reprimand
To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to consure formally.
Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for traveling into Egypt without his permission.
Admonish
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
Reprimand
To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.
Admonish
To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.
Reprimand
An act or expression of criticism and censure;
He had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
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.
Reprimand
Rebuke formally
Admonish
To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.
Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.
Reprimand
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
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
Admonish
Warn strongly; put on guard
Admonish
Take to task;
He admonished the child for his bad behavior
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