castigation

Noun

Meaning

Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

Emendation; correction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chastisement earful going-over dressing down upbraiding chewing out bawling out damnation criticism penalty punishment discipline abuse lecture correction

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Antonyms

award amnesty vindication reward forgiveness pardon

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Hypernyms

penalty punishment rebuke reprimand reproof reprehension

Phrases with the word

self-castigation

Anagrams

angiostatic

Examples

Criticism is properly the rod of divination: a hazel switch for the discovery of buried treasure, not a birch twig for the castigation of offenders. Arthur Symons

To talk of prayer after admitting he professed no faith was, in my opinion, a breach of common courtesy. In this sense, he did make a social blunder, for which I think he well deserved some minor castigation. Kenzaburō Ōe

Now there is fame Of all -- hunger, misery, the incomprehension by the public -- fame is by far the worst. It is the castigation of God by the artist. It is sad. It is true. Pablo Picasso

Close letter words and terms

Castiel castigable castigate castigative castigator castigatory