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castigation

[ kas-ti-gey-shuhn ]

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noun

severe criticism or harsh scolding; censure:
The speaker segued inexplicably from a calm informational tone into a full-throated castigation of anyone and everyone associated with the administration.
The impassioned responses to my essay range from ardent appreciation to virulent castigation.

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non·cas·ti·ga·tion noun
self-cas·ti·ga·tion noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of castigation¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, for an earlier sense; from Latin castīgātiōn-, stem of castīgātiō “chastisement, a chastening,” from castigāre “to chasten”; castigate ( def ), -ion ( def )

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