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Castigation

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Noun

1. bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding

a severe scolding

2. castigation, chastisement

verbal punishment

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Castigation

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verb
(transitive)
to rebuke or criticize in a severe manner; chastise

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Castigation

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcastiˌgated or ˈcastiˌgating
to punish or rebuke severely, esp. by harsh public criticism

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Castigation

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tr.v. cas·ti·gat·ed, cas·ti·gat·ing, cas·ti·gates
To punish or rebuke severely. See Synonyms at punish.

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