chastisement

/ˈcha-ˌstīz/

Middle English chastisen, borrowed from Anglo-French chastiser, extension, with a suffix of uncertain origin, of chastier, castier "to correct by punishment, discipline"

verb

  1. to censure severely : castigate

  2. to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)

  3. chasten

The coach chastised the players for their mistakes.

punish chastise castigate chasten discipline correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation.