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noun
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: castigation, chastening, admonishment, blame, brickbatting, censure, onus, chastisement, criticism, critique, dispraise, discommendation, panning, reprehension, vituperation, correction, gruel, punishment, punition
Antonyms: none provided
noun
verbal punishment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: castigation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation
noun
a rebuke for making a mistake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: correction, chastening
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
History
Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
