'Chastisement' definitions:
Definition of 'chastisement'
(from WordNet)
noun
Verbal punishment [syn: castigation, chastisement]
noun
A rebuke for making a mistake [syn: correction, chastening, chastisement]
Definition of 'Chastisement'
From: GCIDE
- 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]