Verb: chastise cha'stIz
- Censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks";
- castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
Derived forms: chastised, chastising, chastises
Type of: bawl out [informal], berate, call down [informal], call on the carpet [US, informal], carpet [Brit, informal], chew out [N. Amer, informal], chew up [N. Amer, informal], chide, dress down [informal], have words, jaw [informal], lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag [informal], ream [N. Amer, informal], rebuke, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce, wig [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Chastise