Other Words from chastise

chastisement \ (ˌ)cha-ˈstīz-mənt

also ˈchas-təz- \ noun

chastiser \ (ˌ)cha-ˈstī-zər

\ noun

Choose the Right Synonym for chastise

punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. punished for stealing chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation. chastised his son for neglecting his studies castigate usually implies a severe, typically public censure. an editorial castigating the entire city council chasten suggests any affliction or trial that leaves one humbled or subdued. chastened by a landslide election defeat discipline implies a punishing or chastening in order to bring under control. parents must discipline their children correct implies punishing aimed at reforming an offender. the function of prison is to correct the wrongdoer

Examples of chastise in a Sentence

The waiter was chastised for forgetting the customer's order. The coach is always chastising the players for minor mistakes.

Recent Examples on the Web Smith was 9 at the time and would long chastise himself for not defending his mother. — Aaron Morrison, ajc, 2 Apr. 2022 Before a game, Benner would stand courtside and Miller would walk over to him to jokingly chastise Benner, pointing a finger close to Benner's face. — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2022 The proceedings only went downhill from there, with one Democratic member - Katie Porter of California - using jars of M&Ms and bags of rice to chastise the oil companies for producing too much oil. — David Blackmon, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Someone with low optimism might self-chastise, speak from a victim mindset or pass the blame to other people. — Roberta Moore, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2022 Many Ukrainians chastise Russians for increasingly accepting middle-class comforts afforded by the country’s oil wealth in exchange for declining to resist limits on their freedoms. — New York Times, 7 Mar. 2022 Some students have refused to wear masks at school and, when school leaders have refused to admit or have removed mask-less children from classrooms, some of their parents have taken to social media to chastise them or to protest. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2022 One of two Republicans on the House committee, Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., also took to Twitter to chastise Cruz for championing the theory. — Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2022 That lack of remorse is what led a magistrate judge in Atlanta to chastise him and deny him bond in a hearing in June. — Chris Joyner, ajc, 1 Dec. 2021 See More

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