Noun: chastisement cha'stiz-munt
- A rebuke for making a mistake
"The teacher's chastisement made the student more careful in future assignments";
- correction, chastening
- Verbal punishment
"The child's misbehaviour resulted in a stern chastisement from his parents";
- castigation
Derived forms: chastisements
Type of: penalisation [Brit], penalization, penalty, punishment, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, sanction
Encyclopedia: Chastisement