Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of castigating. Punishment by whipping; correction; chastisement; discipline.
- n. Critical scrutiny and emendation; correction of textual errors.
Wiktionary
- n. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
- n. obsolete Emendation; correction.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
- n. obsolete Emendation; correction.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a severe scolding
- n. verbal punishment
Examples
“Such malicious castigation, which is internalized by the abused person as true, crushes the spirit of the recipient, and they retreat from the life they were living to follow the script of their destruction -- becoming a self-imposed prophecy.”
The Huffington Post: Jack Watts: Recovering From Religious Abuse
“We hope to hear that the castigation has been ample and effectual; and we have a right to expect our relatives in New York to believe that we feel towards them in the matter as they would feel towards us if they heard that a St. Giles's mob had broken loose, had ravaged certain districts of the metropolis, and had been met by a cavalry regiment and dealt with according to desert.”
“First, if the tone of my post sounds like "castigation" let me apologize; that was not my intent.”
“If Walter Annenberg is worthy of "castigation," then so is the conservative Pew family whose charitable foundation has supported many a left wing group, including Tides and ACORN.”
“If Walter Annenberg is worthy of "castigation," then so is the conservative Pew family whose including Tides and ACORN.”
“But given the good work Sierra CLub does, and given that as a 501(c)(3) they’re not allowed to favor one party over the other, I don’t think this endorsement warrants the kind of castigation they’re getting here.”
“But it seemeth to be very true, that there is some kind of castigation which Law permits a Husband to vse; for if a woman be threatned by her husband to bee beaten, mischieued, or slaine, Fitzherbert sets donne a”
“Hound Dog's castigation may be based on his generally poor opinion of the Lakeside population in general since he has no personal stake, as a non-member, in the Lake Chapala Society's existence or demise.”
“But the speculation has always been tempered by a basic question: how could a Republican whose main source of appeal circa 2008 was his castigation of rigid conservatism find his way to the Republican nomination?”
The Huffington Post: Gibbs: Huntsman Leaving Post Soon, No Word On 2012 Run
“Instead of self-castigation while multitasking, I seek to discover a meditative state while ensconced in it.”
The Huffington Post: Robyn Okrant: Multitasking and the Modern Woman
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An assortment of words, which, when used, should inject some vibrancy into your day, hopefully expunging any ennui!
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Ulysses
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