Chastisement (Noun)
Meaning 1
Verbal punishment.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The politician received public chastisement for his insensitive remarks about the natural disaster victims.
- Her careless comment about her colleague's fashion sense earned her a stern verbal chastisement from their boss.
- The comedian's jokes about the royal family were met with widespread chastisement on social media.
- The student was given a stern chastisement by the teacher for talking back in class.
- The company issued a public apology after facing intense chastisement for their environmental policy.
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Meaning 2
A rebuke for making a mistake.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.