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Thesaurus: castigation

Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

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  1. n. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
  2. n. Emendation; correction.
  3. n. a severe scolding
  4. n. verbal punishment
  5. 1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. The keenest castigation of her slanderers. W. Irving. 2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]
  6. n:100 n. a severe scolding n. verbal punishment