CHASTENING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A rebuke for making a mistake

Synonyms:

chastening; chastisement; correction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("chastening" is a kind of...):

rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)

-ing form of the verb chasten