castigation
n 1: a severe scolding [syn: {castigation}, {earful}, {bawling
out}, {chewing out}, {upbraiding}, {going-over}, {dressing
down}]
2: verbal punishment [syn: {castigation}, {chastisement}]
Castigation \Cas`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. catigatio.]
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1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent
criticism.
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The keenest castigation of her slanderers. --W.
Irving.
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2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]
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