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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. verbal punishment;
[syn: castigation, chastisement]

2. a rebuke for making a mistake;
[syn: correction, chastening, chastisement]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chastisement \Chas"tise*ment\, n. [From Chastise.] The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment. [1913 Webster] Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars, On equal terms to give him chastesement! --Shak. [1913 Webster] I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more. --Job xxxiv. 31. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

chastisement n 1: verbal punishment [syn: castigation, chastisement] 2: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: correction, chastening, chastisement]