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chastisement

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chas·tise  (chs-tz, chstz)
tr.v. chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es
1. To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish.
2. To criticize severely; rebuke.
3. Archaic To purify.
[Middle English chastisen, alteration of chasten, chastien; see chasten.]
chas·tisa·ble adj.
chas·tisement (chs-tzmnt, chstz-mnt) n.
chas·tiser n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chastisementchastisement - verbal punishment                    
castigation
penalisation, penalization, penalty, punishment - the act of punishing
2.chastisement - a rebuke for making a mistake
chastening, correction
rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"
Translations
chastisement [ˈtʃæstɪzmənt] N → castigo m
chastisement [tʃæsˈtaɪzmənt] n (= punishment) → châtiment m
chastisement
n (physical) → Züchtigung f (geh); (verbal) → Schelte f
chastisement [ˈtʃæstɪzmənt] n (frm) → punizione f, castigo
chastisement [ˈtʃæstɪzmənt] n (frm) → punizione f, castigo


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Wherefore if such chastisement inflicted on David encourages him but to enter upon fresh trespasses (as the girl Irene avers), the reason must be that his heart is not like unto that of the noble Porthos.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Bulstrode, when he was hoping to acquire a new interest in Lowick, had naturally had an especial wish that the new clergyman should be one whom he thoroughly approved; and he believed it to be a chastisement and admonition directed to his own shortcomings and those of the nation at large, that just about the time when he came in possession of the deeds which made him the proprietor of Stone Court, Mr.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
I have sworn a solemn oath that I will receive nothing without receiving chastisement, and if you knew all, you would feel that the punishment is not a tenth part of what I deserve.
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