to chastise
32
7.6
- verb
- /ˈtʃæsˌtaɪz/
- Formal
- Many commanders exhort their troops to moral goodness and chastise them when they fall short.
- chastise severely
- chastise people
- chastise directly
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Watch on YouTubeThey'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
653
3.3
To say what is wrong with someone or something
305
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
120
4.2
Punish someone so they learn not to do it again
58
8.1
To angrily tell someone off
54
2.2
Speak angrily to someone who has done something wrong
54
5.9
To criticize someone strongly
35
8.1
To scold someone very strongly for something they did
33
6.1
To tell someone they did something wrong, usually by a person in charge
21
7.0
Tell someone you are unhappy with what they did
20
6.3
To scold someone strongly for a mistake
14
8.8
To criticize or punish someone very harshly
11
8.2
To criticize someone very strongly and angrily
10
8.2
Make someone less proud by punishing or criticizing them so they behave better
9
9.8
To criticize someone or something very harshly in public
7
6.5
To tell someone you are disappointed in what they did
6
7.7
To scold or punish someone to improve their behavior
6
7.9
Scold someone very strongly for a mistake
5
8.7
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
3
8.3
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
3
8.8
To scold someone strongly for something they did wrong
3
7.3
To severely criticize someone or something
1
6.8
Tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
1
8.6
To scold someone very strongly for a mistake
1
9.4
Tell someone firmly that their actions are wrong
1
9.4
To say strongly that someone or something is wrong
1
9.9
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
1
9.9
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
1
8.1
To tell someone angrily that they did something wrong
To scold someone strongly for doing something wrong
Antonyms
How Severe
772
1.0
- Formal
47
7.4
- Formal
32
7.6
22
6.8
653
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.