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WARNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Example:
his final word of advice was not to play with matches
Synonyms:
admonition; monition; warning; word of advice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("warning" is a kind of...):
advice (a proposal for an appropriate course of action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warning"):
deterrent example; example; lesson; object lesson (punishment intended as a warning to others)
Derivation:
warn (advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Notification of something, usually in advance
Example:
she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("warning" is a kind of...):
apprisal; notification; telling (informing by words)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A message informing of danger
Example:
a warning that still more bombs could explode
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("warning" is a kind of...):
informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warning"):
wake-up call (a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected)
alarmism (needless warnings)
alert; alerting (a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)
caution; caveat (a warning against certain acts)
false alarm (a warning that is given about something that fails to occur)
forewarning; premonition (an early warning about a future event)
heads-up (a warning message)
strategic warning ((military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act)
tactical warning ((military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act)
threat (a warning that something unpleasant is imminent)
Derivation:
warn (notify of danger, potential harm, or risk)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Serving to warn
Example:
an exemplary jail sentence
Synonyms:
admonitory; cautionary; exemplary; monitory; warning
Classified under:
Similar:
dissuasive (deterring from action)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb warn
Context examples:
You came back by an unexpected way, and so he had no warning until you were at the very door.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
And then, suddenly, without warning, uttering a cry that was inarticulate and more like the cry of an animal, John Thornton sprang upon the man who wielded the club.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
The Count's mysterious warning frightened me at the time; it frightens me more now when I think of it, for in future he has a fearful hold upon me.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Earthquake early warning systems detect the start of an earthquake and rapidly transmit warnings to people and automated systems before they experience shaking at their location.
(Crowdsourced Smartphone Data Could Give Advance Notice for People in Quake Zones, JPL)
But his heart began its warning thump, thump, thump.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
The warning was no idle one, for two nights later I happened to look out of my bedroom window about two o’clock in the morning.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You are quite determined to do this, in spite of your wife’s warning that it is better that you should not solve the mystery?
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Air Force issued warnings against attempts to enter the restricted zone of the base, saying it was dangerous.
(Millions don't turn up to 'storm' US airbase for extraterrestrial evidence, Wikinews)
The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) A sudden urge to urinate with little or no warning?
(OAB-q Short Form - Sudden Urge to Urinate with Little or No Warning, NCI Thesaurus)
Panic attacks can happen anytime, anywhere, and without warning.
(Panic Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
