Castigation (Noun)
Meaning 1
A severe scolding.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her constant tardiness earned her a castigation from the manager that left her visibly shaken.
- The professor unleashed a harsh castigation on the student who had failed to meet the research requirements.
- After failing to meet his sales targets for the third month in a row, the employee faced a public castigation from the sales manager.
- Her father's severe castigation left her in tears and vowing never to disappoint him again.
- The editor-in-chief issued a public castigation of the journalist for plagiarizing an article, causing the newspaper to lose credibility.
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Meaning 2
Verbal punishment.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.