What does castigation mean?
Castigation means (archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof.
He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.
Use castigation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Castigation means (archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof.
Common synonyms include chastisement, punition, castigation, chastening.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was.
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