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CASTIGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does castigation mean? 

CASTIGATION (noun)
  The noun CASTIGATION has 2 senses:

1. a severe scoldingplay

2. verbal punishmentplay

  Familiarity information: CASTIGATION used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CASTIGATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A severe scolding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bawling out; castigation; chewing out; dressing down; earful; going-over; upbraiding

Hypernyms ("castigation" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

Derivation:

castigate (censure severely)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Verbal punishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

castigation; chastisement

Hypernyms ("castigation" is a kind of...):

penalisation; penalization; penalty; punishment (the act of punishing)

Derivation:

castigate (censure severely)

castigate (inflict severe punishment on)


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