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castigation
noun
Severe criticism or reprimand.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
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Severe criticism or reprimand
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The castigate family
castigation is grouped under castigate in the main dictionaries. This form keeps its meaning and previous study record.
castigateverb
To criticize or reprimand severely.
Criticize severely
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The reviewer castigated the publisher for careless editing.
In a fictional museum, the director decided to castigate a guide who had knowingly invented histories for several objects and presented them as established facts.
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The report offered a sharp castigation of careless management.
Public castigation did not replace the need to correct the error.
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