chastisement
/ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/
chastisement noun: the act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
Noun
chastisement (countable and uncountable, plural chastisements)
- The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
- Besides, the King hath wasted all his rods
On late offenders, that he now doth lack
The very instruments of chastisement;
So that his power, like to a fangless lion,
May offer, but not hold.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]... - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 53:5
- Synonyms:
- castigation, chastening, admonishment, blame, brickbatting, censure, onus, criticism, critique, dispraise
- Besides, the King hath wasted all his rods
chastisement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
chastisement in Hindi
- chastisement
- सज़ा sazā
chastisement in Tamil
- தண்டிக்கை, ஒறுப்பு, கண்டனம், திருத்துவதற்கான தண்டனை, தண்டிப்பு, வசவு
chastisement in Urdu
- chastisement
- سزا sazā
chastisement in Malayalam
- ശിക്ഷിച്ചു നന്നാക്കൽ, കഠിനശിക്ഷ, ശാസനം, ശിക്ഷണം
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- chastisement in Sanskrit
- शिक्षा śikṣā
Examples of chastisement in a sentence
- If praise and courtesy only result in narrow, bitter partisanship, perhaps a little well-merited chastisement may procure some geniality.1929 December 24, Winston Churchill, Hansard:
- Abolition of defence of reasonable chastisement2019, Scottish Parliament, “Section 1, section title”, in Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019, page 1:
Synonyms of chastisement
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Forms of chastisement
| plural | chastisements |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chastizement |
Origin of chastisement
Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō
Words formed from chastisement
Questions about chastisement
- What does chastisement mean?
- Chastisement means the act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
- What is chastisement in Hindi?
- Chastisement in Hindi is सज़ा (sazā). See Chastisement meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use chastisement in a sentence?
- If praise and courtesy only result in narrow, bitter partisanship, perhaps a little well-merited chastisement may procure some geniality.
- What part of speech is chastisement?
- Chastisement is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chastisement?
- Chastisement is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/.
- What is the plural of chastisement?
- The plural of chastisement is chastisements.
Words near chastisement in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chastisement (page history and authors); सज़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); chastisement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); سزا (Urdu) (page history and authors); chastisement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शिक्षा (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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