chastisement

C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice

US /ˈtʃæstəzmənt/ UK /ˈtʃæstɪzmənt/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
severe punishment or rebuke

The boy braced himself for his father's chastisement.

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Synonyms

1 noun · severe punishment or rebuke punishment rebuke reprimand castigation reproof discipline correction

Opposites

praise reward commendation

Word family

Related forms chastise chasten

Etymology

From chastise + -ment, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgāre ('to correct, chastise'), from castus ('pure').

chastier Old French castīgāre Latin

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Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives

# 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

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