castigation, chastisement
(noun) verbal punishment
castigation, earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down
(noun) a severe scolding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
castigation (countable and uncountable, plural castigations)
(archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof
severe criticism.
(obsolete) Emendation; correction.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cas`ti*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. catigatio.]
1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. The keenest castigation of her slanderers. W. Irving.
2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
