chasten
English Thesaurus
1. correct by punishment or discipline (verb.change)
2. 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) |
3. restrain (verb.change)
| derivation | : | biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, temper, |
| definition | : | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | irritation, pique, temper, |
| definition | : | a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | moderator, |
| definition | : | someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence (noun.person) |
4. 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) |
5. restrain (verb.change)
| derivation | : | biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness, temper, |
| definition | : | a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | irritation, pique, temper, |
| definition | : | a sudden outburst of anger (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | moderator, |
| definition | : | someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence (noun.person) |
6. 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) |
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