castigation

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castigation

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun castigations

  1. archaic, countable, uncountable Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.
  2. countable, uncountable Severe criticism.
  3. countable, obsolete, uncountable Emendation; correction.

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