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1. chastisement

noun. verbal punishment.

Etymology

  • chastiement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • -ment (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

2. chastisement

noun. a rebuke for making a mistake.

Etymology

  • chastiement (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • -ment (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Sentences with chastisement


1. Noun, singular or mass
Smacking a recalcitrant child in public used to be a reasonable form of chastisement.