Monished

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Cautioned or advised someone firmly about a behavior or action
2. Offered a strong warning or guidance to someone to prevent mistakes or problems
3. Expressed serious advice or reprimand to alert someone to potential issues

Etymology: "Monished" is the past tense and past participle of "monish," a verb meaning to warn sternly against something. The verb descends from Old English "monesten," a word that did the same job as its later relatives: it meant to remind, advise or caution someone firmly. It is the older, shorter sibling of "admonish," which adds a Latin-derived prefix to the same root. The family tree here is worth knowing. "Monish" and "admonish" are closely related, and "monition," a formal word for a warning or reminder, belongs to the same group. Admonish came into English from Old French, which had its own form of the Latin verb "admonere," meaning to remind or warn. Monish, by contrast, grew up in English itself, which is why it looks so much like a stripped-down version of its more formal cousin.

Synonyms: admonished, warned, reprimanded, cautioned, notified

Antonyms: ignored, abandoned, neglected