Castigation

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of castigating.
  • noun. Critical scrutiny and emendation; correction of textual errors.
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  • noun. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
  • noun. Emendation; correction.
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  • noun. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
  • noun. Emendation; correction.
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  • noun. a severe scolding
  • noun. verbal punishment
    • Word Usage
    "Such malicious castigation, which is internalized by the abused person as true, crushes the spirit of the recipient, and they retreat from the life they were living to follow the script of their destruction -- becoming a self-imposed prophecy."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    penalisation  penalization  penalty  punishment  rebuke  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    animadversion  arraignment  beating  chastisement  drubbing  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    chastisement  correction  emendation  reproof  
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