as in punishment
suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense
missing the field trip should be sufficient chastisement for the schoolyard fight
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Recent Examples of chastisement
Case appealed, headed to Idaho Supreme Court Neither side was fully satisfied by the decision — or appeared to take Scott’s chastisement to heart.
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Rose Evans
updated December 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Rose Evans
updated December 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025
Frail, undernourished, lacking sufficient clothing, and shoeless, Kammo is overburdened by chores and in constant fear of chastisement.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastisement
Noun
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The jury will decide Horner’s punishment.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Ryobi is great for occasional-use, light-duty stuff that needs to work but doesn’t have to withstand eight-hour daily punishment on a job site.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The immediate object of Uthmeier’s wrath is the Rooney Rule, voluntarily adopted more than two decades ago by the NFL to ensure that minority candidates are interviewed for coaching positions.—
Howard L. Simon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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But in removing Zhang, Xi is sending a signal that no one is safe from his wrath.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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While battery-electric vehicles have already reached large-scale adoption in China, the weight penalty continues to leave room for alternative propulsion pathways to emerge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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If your return is more than 60 days late, there's also a minimum penalty for late filing.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Chastisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastisement. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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