[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]