🔄 Synonyms of "Castigation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chastisementnoun | The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment. |
| earfulnoun | (informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off |
| upbraidingnoun | Reproachful; chiding; censorious. |
| going-overnoun | Alternative spelling of going over. [An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.] |
| dressing downnoun | A sustained rebuke or censure. |
| bawling outnoun | a severe scolding |
| chewing outnoun | a severe scolding |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Castigation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chastisementnoun | The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment. |
| dressing downnoun | A sustained rebuke or censure. |
| earfulnoun | (informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off |
| upbraidingnoun | An instance of severe criticism or rebuke. |
| going-overnoun | Alternative spelling of going over. [An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.] |
| bawling outnoun | a severe scolding |
| chewing outnoun | a severe scolding |
| correptionnoun | (poetry) A shortening in pronunciation. |
| monishmentnoun | (archaic) admonition; a rebuke |
| punitionnoun | (obsolete) punishment |
| increpationnoun | (obsolete) A rebuke or reproof. |
| censornoun | An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media. |
| exprobrationnoun | (obsolete) Reproachful accusation; upbraiding. |
| upbraidverb | (transitive) To criticize severely. |
| discommendationnoun | (archaic) blame; censure; reproach; shunning |
| cacationnoun | (archaic) excretion |
| repressmentnoun | (archaic) repression |
| wreakverb | (transitive) To cause harm; to afflict; to inflict; to harm or injure; to let out harm. |
| scleragogynoun | (obsolete) severe discipline |
| correcternoun | (obsolete) corrector |
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