castigation
castigation noun: corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof.
Noun
castigation (countable and uncountable, plural castigations)
- Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
- He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.1859, George Meredith, chapter 5, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
- Synonyms:
- chastisement, punition, chastening, correction, gruel, punishment
- Severe criticism.
- Synonyms:
- censure, chastisement, vituperation, admonishment, blame, brickbatting, onus, criticism, critique, dispraise
- Emendation; correction.
- Synonyms:
- amendment, improvement, revision
castigation meaning in Bengali
castigation in Bengali
- তীব্র সমালোচনা, শাস্তি
Synonyms of castigation
- chastisement
- punition
- chastening
- correction
- gruel
- punishment
- censure
- vituperation
- admonishment
- blame
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Forms of castigation
| plural | castigations |
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Words that rhyme with castigation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about castigation
- What does castigation mean?
- Castigation means corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof.
- What is castigation in Bengali?
- Castigation in Bengali is তীব্র সমালোচনা, শাস্তি. See Castigation meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is castigation?
- Castigation is a noun.
- What is the plural of castigation?
- The plural of castigation is castigations.
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