Chastening
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which somebody is chastened.
"But these chastenings are for his sins, as appears by what follows[…]"
- 2 a rebuke for making a mistake wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of chasten form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"It has been a chastening experience for me."