Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chastisement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chastisement \Chas"tise*ment\, n. [From {Chastise}.]
The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and
correction; discipline; punishment.
Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars, On equal terms
to give him chastesement! --Shak.
I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more.
--Job xxxiv.
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From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chastisement
n 1: verbal punishment [syn: {castigation}]
2: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: {correction}, {chastening}]
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