chastening

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noun

The act by which somebody is chastened.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of chasten
nounchastening (plural chastenings)

plural chastenings

  1. The act by which somebody is chastened.

    But these chastenings are for his sins, as appears by what follows[…]

    a. 1758, Jonathan Edwards, On Original Sin

    Synonyms: castigation, chastisement, castigation, chastisement, correction, gruel, punishment, punition

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act by which somebody is chastened.

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castigationchastisementcastigationchastisementcorrectiongruelpunishmentpunition

More synonyms by meaning

nouna rebuke for making a mistake

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correctionchastisement
Broader
rebukereproofreproval
Also see
castigationchastisementcorrectiongruelpunishmentpunition

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

chastening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastening

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chastening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chastening.

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