castigate
English Thesaurus
1. censure severely (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, |
definition | : | censure severely or angrily (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | flame, |
definition | : | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium (verb.communication) |
2. inflict severe punishment on (verb.social)
3. censure severely (verb.communication)
derivation | : | castigation, chastisement, |
definition | : | verbal punishment (noun.act) |
derivation | : | chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing, |
definition | : | rebuking a person harshly (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding, |
definition | : | a severe scolding (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | chastening, chastisement, correction, |
definition | : | a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | corrective, disciplinal, disciplinary, |
definition | : | designed to promote discipline (adj.all) |
4. inflict severe punishment on (verb.social)
derivation | : | castigation, chastisement, |
definition | : | verbal punishment (noun.act) |
5. censure severely (verb.communication)
derivation | : | castigation, chastisement, |
definition | : | verbal punishment (noun.act) |
derivation | : | chiding, objurgation, scolding, tongue-lashing, |
definition | : | rebuking a person harshly (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | bawling out, castigation, chewing out, dressing down, earful, going-over, upbraiding, |
definition | : | a severe scolding (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | chastening, chastisement, correction, |
definition | : | a rebuke for making a mistake (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | corrective, disciplinal, disciplinary, |
definition | : | designed to promote discipline (adj.all) |
6. inflict severe punishment on (verb.social)
derivation | : | castigation, chastisement, |
definition | : | verbal punishment (noun.act) |
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