chastisement
noun [ C or U ] uk/tʃæsˈtaɪz.mənt/ us/tʃæsˈtaɪz.mənt/
严厉批评或惩罚
a severe criticism or punishment
His bad behaviour invited chastisement. 他的不良行为招致严厉责罚。
The scolding was a rare public chastisement by the committee. 这种责骂是委员会罕见的公开严厉批评。
See: chastise
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- Regular chastisement failed to quell his high spirits.
- It was a home where young "fallen" women were sent for spiritual cleansing and physical chastisement.
- This isn't a chastisement; it's practical advice.
- The back-to-back chastisements - this was the second in six days - are highly unusual for a Congressional Representative.