to chastise
33
7.6
- verb
- /ˈtʃæsˌtaɪz/
- Formal
:
amonestar
- Many commanders exhort their troops to moral goodness and chastise them when they fall short.
- chastise severely
- chastise people
- chastise directly
They're constantly being chastised for not spending that money, rightly so.
- They're constantly being chastised for not spending that money, rightly so.
- But I, I felt duly chastised and and I carried on with the job.
- I know why people were really irritated and and chastising Bill Moore.
- And if you don't deal with that, you'll get lambasted and chastised.
- And so Craig happened to be coaching someone in the group and kind of chastising this guy.
- So I got, I got an immediate well, I got chastised for not following orders and being at the airport.
- Yeah, one of them's been chastised and whatever you're saying I've done.
- Guilt ridden, chast, chastised or regretful, then there's a good chance it's toxic.
- One amasses silence, another chastises silence with nettles, stinging ferns I oscillate in their jaws.
Examples
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l will chastise him... ...but then l will set him free.
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Boys, your mother was quite right to have chastised me.
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I am afraid she will chastise me.
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I am afraid he will chastise me.
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When they did agree to hear the case, the magistrates did not chastise the boys.
Academic text (1999) -
Critics may chastise our methods, but the numbers don't lie.
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On the second point, Marshall chastised the Justices for their interpretation of states' rights.
Academic text (1995) -
Once again, Mom sighed, chastising me with her eyes in the rearview mirror.
Fiction book (1992) -
The teacher decided to chastise the student for his disruptive behavior during class.
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After making a serious mistake, she was chastised by her manager in front of the team.
Synonyms
701
3.3
To say what is wrong with someone or something
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
139
4.2
Punish someone so they learn not to do it again
65
7.7
To scold or punish someone to improve their behavior
55
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
44
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
37
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
37
5.9
To criticize someone strongly
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
22
7.0
Tell someone you are unhappy with what they did
18
6.3
To scold someone strongly for a mistake
15
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
14
8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
12
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
11
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
8
8.2
Make someone less proud by punishing or criticizing them so they behave better
8
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
5
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
4
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
1
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
9.4
Tell someone firmly that their actions are wrong
1
8.6
To scold someone very strongly for a mistake
1
9.9
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To say strongly that someone or something is wrong
Antonyms
How Severe
821
1.0
- Formal
141
7.4
- Formal
33
7.6
22
6.8
701
3.3
∞
1.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chastise comes from the Latin castigare, from castus meaning 'pure', the same root as chaste. So to chastise used to mean to correct or 'make pure' someone, and today it means to strongly scold or punish someone to change bad behaviour.