castigation
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
castigation (countable and uncountable, plural castigations)
- (archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
- 1859, George Meredith, chapter 5, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel:
- 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.
- severe criticism.
- (obsolete) Emendation; correction.
Translations
corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
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(obsolete in English) emendation; correction
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