admonish
ad·mon·ish / ədˈmɑnɪʃ ; ədˈmɔnɪʃ /verb Tformal
1. to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong(严正)批评,责备,警告,告诫:
admonish sb for (doing) sth
•The witness was admonished for failing to answer the question.证人因没有回答问题而受到警告。
—admonishment noun C