noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which somebody is chastened.

   "But these chastenings are for his sins, as appears by what follows[…]"

2. 2
   a rebuke for making a mistake wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of chasten form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

chastisementcorrectioncorrectioncorrectivecrushingcushioning

Example

More examples

"It has been a chastening experience for me."

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