CASTIGATION


Meaning of CASTIGATION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English castigacioun, from Latin castigation-, castigatio, from castigatus + -ion-, -io -ion

1.

a. : severe punishment : chastisement

b. : severe reproof or critcism

2. : revision or correction (of a literary text)

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