Explore Chastisement through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like castigation or reprehension. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Chastisement meaning
The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
Synonyms of Chastisement
Using Chastisement
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
- Useful related words include: castigation, reprehension, reproval, reproof.
- In the example corpus, chastisement often appears in combinations such as: the chastisement, chastisement of.
Context around Chastisement
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chastisement
- In this selection, "chastisement" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, history, reasonable, hour and let stand out and add context to how "chastisement" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and inflict chastisement not out and both a chastisement and a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chastisement" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chastisement
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Please instead of all this useless chastisement, let us seek to re-educate ppl. (14 words)
As we have discovered from history, chastisement that starts as a rebuke often ends on the gallows! (17 words)
Maybe ‘s greatest strength is that pragmatism to fuel its eleventh-hour chastisement of anyone blind to Hallworth’s complicity. (20 words)
Isaiah, the messianic prophet prophesied of Jesus, saying, “…he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5). (38 words)
They will suffer in the first place the chastisement of the divine condemnation, and in the second the punishment which our authority, in accordance with the will of heaven, will decide to inflict. citation Theodosian Code XVI. (37 words)
Bhagwat’s comments were therefore seen as both a chastisement and a reality check for Modi and the BJP, which had predicted that it would win at least 370 seats alone and 400 along with allies. (36 words)
As we have discovered from history, chastisement that starts as a rebuke often ends on the gallows! (17 words)
Example sentences (10)
As we have discovered from history, chastisement that starts as a rebuke often ends on the gallows!
Prosecutor Hazel Stevens also claimed that the pony, who is still owned by Moulds, “suffered physically and mentally” as a result of the chastisement.
After speaking to Ms Bhagwandas, Ms Malabver-Goulbourne and her children, a police investigation concluded the mother's actions were "reasonable chastisement" by a parent and amounted to a "minor incident".
Bhagwat’s comments were therefore seen as both a chastisement and a reality check for Modi and the BJP, which had predicted that it would win at least 370 seats alone and 400 along with allies.
Isaiah, the messianic prophet prophesied of Jesus, saying, “…he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5).
Maybe ‘s greatest strength is that pragmatism to fuel its eleventh-hour chastisement of anyone blind to Hallworth’s complicity.
Please instead of all this useless chastisement, let us seek to re-educate ppl.
Chapter 3 speaks of hope for the people of God: the chastisement would only be for their good; a better day would dawn for them.
They will suffer in the first place the chastisement of the divine condemnation, and in the second the punishment which our authority, in accordance with the will of heaven, will decide to inflict. citation Theodosian Code XVI.
Yet if need require, charity can execute justice, and inflict chastisement, not out of desire of another’s misery, but out of love and compassion to mankind.
Common combinations with chastisement
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the chastisement 4×
- chastisement of 3×