1. A rebuke for making a mistake
   "The teacher's chastening made the student more careful in future assignments";
   - correction, chastisement

1. Correct by punishment or discipline
   "The defeat chastened the overconfident team";
   - tame, subdue
    
2. Change by restraining or moderating
   "The criticism chastened his arrogance";
   - temper
    
3. Censure severely
   "She chastened him for his insensitive remarks";
   - chastise, castigate, objurgate, correct

Type of: alter, bawl out [informal], berate, call down [informal], call on the carpet [US, informal], carpet [Brit, informal], change, chew out [N. Amer, informal], chew up [N. Amer, informal], chide, dress down [informal], have words, jaw [informal], lambast, lambaste, lecture, modify, rag [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, scold, take to task, trounce, wig [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Chastening