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Castigation

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chastisementnounThe act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
earfulnoun(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
upbraidingnounReproachful; chiding; censorious.
going-overnounAlternative spelling of going over. [An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.]
dressing downnounA sustained rebuke or censure.
bawling outnouna severe scolding
chewing outnouna severe scolding

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WordDefinition
chastisementnounThe act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
dressing downnounA sustained rebuke or censure.
earfulnoun(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
upbraidingnounAn instance of severe criticism or rebuke.
going-overnounAlternative spelling of going over. [An inspection, examination, review, or investigation.]
bawling outnouna severe scolding
chewing outnouna severe scolding
correptionnoun(poetry) A shortening in pronunciation.
monishmentnoun(archaic) admonition; a rebuke
punitionnoun(obsolete) punishment
increpationnoun(obsolete) A rebuke or reproof.
censornounAn 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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