ad ‧ mon ‧ ish /ədˈmɒnɪʃ $ -ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: admonester , from Latin admonere 'to warn' , from ad- 'to' + monere 'to warn' ]
formal to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong
admonish somebody for (doing) something
The witness was admonished for failing to answer the question.
—admonishment noun [countable]