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Castigation
01
the act of harshly criticizing or reprimanding someone for their actions or behavior
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
The manager 's public castigation of the employee embarrassed everyone.
02
the act of inflicting a penalty or other form of punishment
Examples
The thief 's castigation included both a fine and community service.
Lexical Tree
castigation
castigate
