Entreaty (Noun)
Meaning
Earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The authorities repeated their entreaty for citizens to evacuate the area due to the incoming storm.
- The emotional entreaty from the child to save her pet from the flood inspired the whole community to act.
- The last-minute entreaty from the family to reconsider the ultimatum came too late.
- Her desperate entreaty for medical attention ultimately went unanswered.
- The dramatic entreaty delivered by the actor on behalf of a homeless shelter raised significant donations.