castigation

Meanings

nouncastigation (countable and uncountable, plural castigations)

plural castigations

archaiccountableuncountableCorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.
1859, George Meredith, chapter 5, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
Synonyms: chastisement, punition, chastening, chastisement, correction, gruel, punishment, punition
countableuncountableSevere criticism.
Synonyms: censure, chastisement, vituperation, admonishment, blame, brickbatting, censure, onus
countableobsoleteuncountableEmendation; correction.
Synonyms: amendment, improvement, revision

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof

nounSevere criticism.

nounEmendation; correction.

Similar

amendment improvement revision

More synonyms by meaning

nouna severe scolding

Broader

rebuke reproof reproval

nounverbal punishment

Similar

chastisement

Broader

punishment penalty penalization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἐπίπληξις

ἐπίπληξις (epíplēxis)corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism

Dutch afstraffing, kastijding

afstraffingcorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
kastijdingcorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism

Finnish rangaistus, soimaus

rangaistuscorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
soimauscorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
korjaus(obsolete in English) emendation; correction

Hungarian büntetés, fenyítés

büntetéscorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
fenyítéscorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
feddéscorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
bírálatcorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
ostorozáscorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
szidalomcorrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism

Russian наказа́ние, вы́говор

наказа́ние (nakazánije)corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
вы́говор (výgovor)corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
разно́с (raznós)corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism
исправле́ние (ispravlénije)(obsolete in English) emendation; correction

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with castigation

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“castigation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castigation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castigation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castigation.

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