chastised
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English
Definitions
verb
- To punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment.
- To castigate; to severely scold or censure (someone).
- To lightly criticize or correct (someone).
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correcteddisciplinedpunishedchidedchastizeadmonishedscoldedreprimandedchastenedcastigatedchasteningrebukedreproachedchidingreprovedscolding