chastisement

Meaning

The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.

Synonyms

punishment

correction

castigation

penalty

discipline

rebuke

chastening

retribution

edict

exhortation

expostulation

flogging

gantlet

injunction

objurgation

penalization

penance

quelling

remonstrance

repression

reprimand

reproof

spanking

talking to

upbraiding

scolding severely

admonishment

subdual

admonition

beating

coercion

commandment

correcting

disciplining

dressing

Translations

castigo

châtiment

Strafe

punition

escarmiento

kastijding

castigo

Züchtigung

castigo

correction

Bestrafung

Schläge

Prügel

punizione

تأديب

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃæstəzmənt/

Etymology

Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier, from Latin castīgō