CHASTISEMENTS Synonyms
12 hypernyms for chastisements. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CHASTISEMENTS
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| corrections | noun n | |||||
noun • the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders • the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole | ||||||
| admonishments | noun n | |||||
noun • a firm rebuke | ||||||
| admonitions | noun n | |||||
noun • cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) • a firm rebuke | ||||||
| castigations | noun n | |||||
noun • a severe scolding • verbal punishment | ||||||
| censures | verb v | |||||
noun • harsh criticism or disapproval • the state of being excommunicated verb • rebuke formally | ||||||
| condemnations | noun n | |||||
noun • an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable • (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • the condition of being strongly disapproved of • (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | ||||||
| criticisms | noun n | |||||
noun • disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings • a serious examination and judgment of something • a written evaluation of a work of literature | ||||||
| disciplines | noun n | |||||
noun • a branch of knowledge • a system of rules of conduct or method of practice • the trait of being well behaved • training to improve strength or self-control • the act of disciplining verb • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control • punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience | ||||||
| penalties | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty • a payment required for not fulfilling a contract • the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition • (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game | ||||||
| punishments | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | ||||||
| rebukes | verb v | |||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| reprimands | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • rebuke formally • censure severely or angrily | ||||||
| reproaches | noun n | |||||
noun • a mild rebuke or criticism • disgrace or shame verb • express criticism towards | ||||||
| reproofs | noun n | |||||
noun • an act or expression of criticism and censure verb • take to task | ||||||
| retributions | noun n | |||||
noun • a justly deserved penalty • the act of correcting for your wrongdoing • the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | ||||||
| scoldings | noun n | |||||
noun • rebuking a person harshly | ||||||
| upbraidings | noun n | |||||
noun • a severe scolding | ||||||
| castigation | noun n | |||||
noun • a severe scolding • verbal punishment | ||||||
| chastening | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a rebuke for making a mistake | ||||||
| correction | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right • a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure • something substituted for an error • a rebuke for making a mistake • a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases • the act of disciplining • treatment of a specific defect | ||||||