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CHASTENING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rebuke for making a mistake

Synonyms:

chastening; chastisement; correction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("chastening" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb chasten

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