'Castigation' definitions:

Definition of 'castigation'

(from WordNet)
noun
A severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down]
noun
Verbal punishment [syn: castigation, chastisement]

Definition of 'Castigation'

From: GCIDE
  • Castigation \Cas`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. catigatio.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. [1913 Webster]
  • The keenest castigation of her slanderers. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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