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Noun: chastisement  cha'stiz-munt
  1. Verbal punishment
    - castigation
     
  2. A rebuke for making a mistake
    - correction, chastening

Derived forms: chastisements

Type of: penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, sanction

Encyclopedia: Chastisement