chastise Sentence Examples
- The teacher had to chastise the student for talking during the exam.
- His parents would often chastise him for not completing his chores on time.
- The coach didn't hesitate to chastise the players for their lack of effort during practice.
- The supervisor had to chastise the employee for repeatedly arriving late to work.
- It's not my place to chastise you, but I do think you should reconsider your actions.
- The sergeant chastised the soldier for failing to follow orders.
- She couldn't help but chastise herself for not studying harder for the exam.
- The judge sternly chastised the defendant for their repeated offenses.
- I felt it necessary to chastise my friend for their insensitive comments.
- The principal had to chastise the students for vandalizing school property.
chastise Meaning
chastise (v)
censure severely
chastise (v. t.)
To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes.
To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
Synonyms & Antonyms of chastise
Synonyms:
- score
- denounce
- reprehend
- bad-mouth
- censure
- ridicule
- harangue
- read-the-riot-act-to-
- blast
- jaw
- rate
- scourge
- diss
- tongue-lash
- take-to-task
- lay-into
- crucify
- slam
- assail
- vituperate
- hammer
- knock
- condemn
- rant-at-
- pan
- scorn
- reprove
- scoff
- keelhaul
- belittle
- disparage
- lace-into-
- abuse
- lash
- baste
- revile
- excoriate
- remonstrate-with-
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word chastise
censure severelyTo inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes., To
scold, lecture, criticize, reprimand, flay, rebuke,blame, rag, mock, call down
approve, endorse, indorse, endorse, sanction, indorse, sanction,approve, extol, laud
The teacher had to chastise the student for talking during the exam.
His parents would often chastise him for not completing his chores on time.
The coach didn't hesitate to chastise the players for their lack of effort during practice.
The supervisor had to chastise the employee for repeatedly arriving late to work.
