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chastised

chastised adjective: having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement. Also the simple past and past participle of chastise.

Adjective

chastised (comparative more chastised, superlative most chastised)

  1. Having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement.
    Synonyms:
    done, punished

Also used as

chastised is also the simple past and past participle of chastise.

Synonyms of chastised

Forms of chastised

comparativemore chastised
superlativemost chastised

Words formed from chastised

Questions about chastised

What does chastised mean?
Chastised means having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement.
What part of speech is chastised?
Chastised is an adjective.

Words near chastised in the dictionary

  1. chastetree
  2. chastetrees
  3. chasting
  4. chastisable
  5. chastise
  6. chastised
  7. chastisement
  8. chastisements
  9. chastiser
  10. chastisers
  11. chastises

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