castigation

noun

cas·​ti·​ga·​tion ˌka-stə-ˈgā-shən 

plural -s

1

a

: severe punishment : chastisement

b

: severe reproof or criticism

2

: revision or correction (of a literary text)

Word History

Etymology

Middle English castigacioun, from Latin castigation-, castigatio, from castigatus + -ion-, -io -ion

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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Rhymes for castigation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation