[syn: correction, chastening, chastisement]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chastisement \Chas"tise*ment\, n. [From Chastise.]
The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and
correction; discipline; punishment.
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Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars,
On equal terms to give him chastesement! --Shak.
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I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more.
--Job xxxiv.
31.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chastisement
n 1: verbal punishment [syn: castigation, chastisement]
2: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: correction,
chastening, chastisement]