castigation en · NOUN
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.
1859, George Meredith, chapter 5, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel:
- (countable, uncountable) Severe criticism.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Emendation; correction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| castigations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
vituperation · chastisement · brickbatting · vituperation · correction · punition · punition · dispraise · criticism · reprehension · castigation · panning · blame · amendment · chastisement · censure · improvement · admonishment · gruel · chastisement · castigation · discommendation · chastening · revision · punishment · censure · critique · onus · chastisement
Translations (18)
got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄 (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · ru наказа́ние (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · ru исправле́ние ((obsolete in English) emendation; correction) · nl afstraffing (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · ru вы́говор (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · grc ἐπίπληξις (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · hu büntetés (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · ota جزا (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · hu szidalom (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · hu feddés (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · fi soimaus (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · ru разно́с (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · hu fenyítés (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · hu bírálat (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · hu ostorozás (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · fi rangaistus (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · nl kastijding (corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism) · fi korjaus ((obsolete in English) emendation; correction)