Found 2 items, similar to castigation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: castigation castigation n 1: a severe scolding [syn: earful, bawling out, chewing out , upbraiding, going-over, dressing down] 2: verbal punishment [syn: chastisement]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Castigation Castigation \Cas`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. catigatio.] [1913 Webster] 1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism. [1913 Webster] The keenest castigation of her slanderers. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]