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castigation

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Source Word

castigation

Noun

archaic countable uncountable obsolete

(archaic) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof / severe criticism. / (obsolete) Emendation; correction.

Japanese Meaning

正しい行動を促すための訂正的な罰、懲罰や戒め、叱責を意味する。 / 対象に対する厳しい批判や非難を表す。 / 旧式の用法で、誤りのある部分の訂正や修正を意味する。

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The old schoolmaster's castigation of lazy pupils aimed to reform their behavior rather than to humiliate them.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その老教師が怠けた生徒たちに与えた矯正的な懲罰は、彼らを屈辱するためではなく行動を改めさせることを目的としていた。

Sense（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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

severe criticism.

Sense（3）

(obsolete) Emendation; correction.

castigations

（ plural ）

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