Chastised

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chastised \chastised\ adj.
     having bad behavior criticised and punished; as, the
     chastised child sat humbly in the corner.
  
     Syn: corrected, disciplined.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chastise \Chas*tise"\ (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z"; ch[a^]s"t[imac]z), v.
     t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd"); p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen
     + modern -ise, -ize, L. -izare, Gr. -i`zein. See {Chasten}.]
     1. To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other
        manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to
        punish, as with stripes.
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              How fine my master is! I am afraid
              He will chastise me.                  --Shak.
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              I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting
              chemists thus discovered and chastised. --Boyle.
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     2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to
        free from faults or excesses.
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              The gay, social sense, by decency chastised.
                                                    --Thomson.
  
     3. To criticize (a person) strongly and directly in order to
        correct behavior.
  
     Syn: castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, dress down.
          [PJC]
  
     Syn: See {Chasten}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chastised
       adj : punished for misbehavior; "the chastised child sat humbly in
             the corner" [syn: {corrected}, {disciplined}]