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Ultimatum vs Warning - What's the difference?

ultimatum | warning |

As nouns the difference between ultimatum and warning

is that ultimatum is a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war while warning is the action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

As a verb warning is

present participle of lang=en.

As an interjection warning is

used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

ultimatum

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war
  • See also

    * ("ultimatum" on Wikipedia) ----

    warning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-22, volume=407, issue=8841, page=76, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Snakes and ladders , passage=Risk is everywhere. From tabloid headlines insisting that coffee causes cancer (yesterday, of course, it cured it) to stern government warnings about alcohol and driving, the world is teeming with goblins.}}

    Derived terms

    * warning sign

    Interjection

    warning!
  • Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.