Castigation

[,kæstə'geʃən]

Definition

(noun.) verbal punishment.

(noun.) a severe scolding.

Editor: Michel--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

(n.) Emendation; correction.

Edited by Daisy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Punishment, chastisement, correction, discipline.

Edited by Elena