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CASTIGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Verbal punishment
Synonyms:
castigation; chastisement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("castigation" is a kind of...):
penalisation; penalization; penalty; punishment (the act of punishing)
Derivation:
castigate (censure severely)
castigate (inflict severe punishment on)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A severe scolding
Synonyms:
bawling out; castigation; chewing out; dressing down; earful; going-over; upbraiding
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("castigation" is a kind of...):
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
Derivation:
castigate (censure severely)
