castigation

Etymology

noun

  1. (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. 1859, George Meredith, chapter 5, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel
  2. severe criticism.
  3. (obsolete) Emendation; correction.

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