chastisement C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈtʃæstəzmənt/ UK /ˈtʃæstɪzmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun severe punishment or rebuke The boy braced himself for his father's chastisement. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · severe punishment or rebuke punishmentrebukereprimandcastigationreproofdisciplinecorrection ↔ Opposites praiserewardcommendation Word family Related forms chastisechasten Etymology AI details From chastise + -ment, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgāre ('to correct, chastise'), from castus ('pure'). chastier Old French castīgāre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chastisement **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃæstəzmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃæstɪzmənt/ ## Meanings 1. severe punishment or rebuke ## Examples - The boy braced himself for his father's chastisement. ## Synonyms - punishment - rebuke - reprimand - castigation - reproof - discipline - correction ## Antonyms - praise - reward - commendation ## Related Forms - chastise - chasten ## Roots and Affixes - Root: chastier - Root: castīgāre ## Etymology From chastise + -ment, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgāre ('to correct, chastise'), from castus ('pure'). ## AI Etymology Chastisement is from chastise + -ment, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgāre ('to correct, chastise'), from castus ('pure'). Important recorded forms include chastier (Old French) and castīgāre (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers severe punishment or rebuke. The wider family includes related words such as chastise and chasten. ## Topics - Crime & Justice - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown