Associations to the word «Chastisement»

Wiktionary

CHASTISEMENT, noun. The act of chastising.
CHASTISEMENT, noun. A rebuke.
CHASTISEMENT, noun. A punishment.

Dictionary definition

CHASTISEMENT, noun. Verbal punishment.
CHASTISEMENT, noun. A rebuke for making a mistake.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras