Chasten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

censure severely

restrain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪnaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɜːkəmˌambɪdʒɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɜːkəmˌambɪdʒɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪnaɪt/.

Examples

She chastised him for his insensitive remarks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

correct temper tame objurgate chastise moderate castigate subdue

Parts of Speech

verb	censure severely “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”
verb	restrain
verb	correct by punishment or discipline

Word Forms

chastisement	noun	a rebuke for making a mistake
castigation	noun	a severe scolding
objurgation	noun	rebuking a person harshly
corrective	adjective	designed to promote discipline
moderator	noun	someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
temper	noun	a sudden outburst of anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

züchtigen

heftig tadeln

🇫🇷French

châtier

censurer sévèrement

🇪🇸Spanish

castigar

censurar severamente

🇮🇹Italian

castigare

censurare severamente

🇳🇱Dutch

kastijden

zwaar afkeuren

🇵🇹Portuguese

castigar

censurar severamente

🇷🇺Russian

наказывать

строго порицать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दंड देना

कड़ी निन्दा

🇧🇩Bengali

শায়েস্তা করা

কঠোরভাবে নিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

தண்டிக்க

கடுமையாக தணிக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

శిక్షించు

తీవ్రంగా ఖండించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शिक्षा करणे

कठोरपणे निंदा

🇮🇳Gujarati

શિક્ષા

સખત નિંદા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಿಕ್ಷಿಸಿ

ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ ಖಂಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശിക്ഷിക്കുക

കഠിനമായി വിമർശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾੜਨਾ

ਸਖ਼ਤ ਨਿੰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سزا دینا

سخت مذمت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惩戒

严厉谴责

🇯🇵Japanese

懲らしめる

厳しく非難する

🇰🇷Korean

벌하다

엄중하게 비난하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sửa phạt

chỉ trích nặng nề

🇹🇭Thai

ตีสอน

ประณามอย่างรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghukum

mengecam dengan keras

🇵🇭Filipino

parusahan

pintasan nang husto

🇲🇾Malay

menghukum

mengecam keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عاقب

اللوم بشدة

🇮🇷Persian

تنبیه

انتقاد شدید

🇹🇷Turkish

cezalandırmak

şiddetle kınamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְיַסֵר

גינוי חמור

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