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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chastisement \Chas"tise*ment\, n. [From {Chastise}.] The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment. Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars, On equal terms to give him chastesement! --Shak. I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more --Job xxxiv 31. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chastisement n 1: verbal punishment [syn: {castigation}] 2: a rebuke for making a mistake [syn: {correction}, {chastening}]
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