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(Entry 1 of 2)
inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment
- a chastising lecture on the proper care and feeding of the dog
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chastising
verb
present participle of chastise
Synonyms & Antonyms of chastising (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
- a cold, distant father who rarely paid attention to his children except to chastise them
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- basting,
- bawling out,
- berating,
- calling down,
- castigating,
- chewing out,
- dressing down,
- flaying,
- hammering,
- jawing,
- keelhauling,
- lambasting,
- lecturing,
- ragging,
- railing (at or against),
- ranting (at),
- rating,
- reaming (out),
- rebuking,
- reprimanding,
- reproaching,
- scolding,
- scoring,
- tongue-lashing,
- upbraiding
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2
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
- the division of opinion regarding the appropriate way to chastise juvenile perpetrators of adult crimes
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“Chastising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastising. Accessed 29 Jul. 2021.
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