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What is another word for
castigate
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To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely
To punish or penalize (someone) for a wrongdoing
To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument
To subject to a penalty or punishment
Verb
▲
To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely
lambaste
berate
censure
criticise
UK
criticize
US
chastise
rebuke
admonish
scold
reproach
chide
reprove
upbraid
blast
attack
lecture
carpet
rate
hammer
lambast
flay
rag
excoriate
keelhaul
monster
slam
abuse
objurgate
reprehend
slate
vituperate
baste
bollock
savage
score
bash
jaw
rap
flame
trim
wig
row
diss
trash
assail
lash
chasten
scathe
belabour
UK
belabor
US
rail
potshot
ream
bawl out
dress down
lay into
tell off
chew out
remonstrate with
ream out
take to task
pitch into
pull up
haul over the coals
lace into
tongue-lash
tear into
tick off
call down
rant at
have a go at
rail against
rail at
read the riot act
give a talking-to
let someone have it
give someone a dressing-down
give someone a roasting
give someone hell
give someone a telling-off
give someone an earful
rap over the knuckles
give someone a rollicking
put down
come down on
give someone a bollocking
jump on
slap down
give someone a caning
tear off a strip
give someone a wigging
give someone a mouthful
give someone a row
give someone some stick
rake over the coals
give someone a rating
give someone what for
give a rocket
put on the mat
blow up at
criticize severely
jump down one's throat
slap on the wrist
send someone away with a flea in their ear
lay out
lean on
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
reprimand
condemn
denounce
revile
knock
vilify
pan
slag off
blame
disparage
pillory
find fault with
roast
rubbish
crucify
pummel
US
bag
harangue
reprobate
denigrate
pummelled
UK
fulminate against
malign
slash
blow up
inveigh against
bad-mouth
run down
cut up
skewer
deprecate
arraign
pull apart
decry
light into
tear a strip off
asperse
denunciate
blister
cane
impugn
rip into
fault
nag
slur
pull to pieces
pick holes in
slag
yell at
scorch
dis
besmirch
cast aspersions on
derogate
sail into
rip
take to pieces
give a piece of one's mind
rollick
give someone a bad press
animadvert on
vituperate against
execrate
fulminate
pour scorn on
discipline
exprobate
find fault
inveigh
lay down the law
scourge
sledge
give a bad press to
skin
call on the carpet
maul
slap someone's wrist
take apart
hit out at
curse
smear
shoot down
pick to pieces
cut down
nitpick about
throw brickbats at
punish
dispraise
declaim
accuse
rave at
judge
go on at
check
cavil
disapprove of
carp at
insult
lash into
anathematize
thunder
rage
give some stick to
scorn
take down
rant
lash out at
bring to book
stigmatize
US
fustigate
take to the woodshed
correct
carp
slang
stigmatise
UK
recriminate
slap
caution
call over the coals
come down hard on
monish
expostulate
lesson
zap
tear to pieces
cavil at
go for the jugular
shout at
tear apart
give something a bad press
nag at
talk to
give flak to
express disapproval of
nit-pick
bag on
call to account
pick at
kick up a stink about
belittle
slander
proscribe
disapprove
lampoon
deplore
calumniate
traduce
contemn
ridicule
taunt
protest
shellac
injure
backbite
fume
discredit
vociferate
defame
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
animadvert
whip
storm
lash out
hit
rake
speak out
preach
drub
objurate
visit
nitpick
trounce
jawbone
clobber
tie into
expostulate about
scarify
slug
call out
get after
make a stand
beat up on
swear at
bite someone's head off
cuss out
do a number on
pass strictures upon
have someone on the carpet
give one hell
jump all over
strongly criticize
wade into
draw the line
throw shade
lam into
get at
declaim against
sound off
throw the book at
make a fuss about
speak to
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
give a going over
mouth off about
mete out punishment to
tell a thing or two
crack down on
go after
go on about
complain about
make an example of
pass judgment
scoff at
put someone on the hot seat
pin your ears back
give the business
crawl all over
kick up a fuss about
let fly at
put someone on the griddle
jump down someone's throat
burn someone's ears
do down
come down on like a ton of bricks
tear to shreds
nitpick over
teach a lesson
find lacking
reprimand severely
refute
hit out
exprobrate
attask
beat
reject
argue with
assault verbally
disagree with
cudgel
deride
strike
smother
earbash
rebuff
incriminate
remonstrate
satirize
US
pile in
accost
harass
start on
start in
threap
prosecute
harsh
read out
look askance
pick apart
satirise
UK
warn
chew
moralise
UK
moralize
US
take on
impeach
indict
take
protest strongly
adjure
advise
counsel
slight
yelp
yap
bawl
fry
oppose
cast a slur on
jump on one's case
snap someone's head off
blacken someone's reputation
offend
rake over coals
speak
scream at
criticize harshly
dishonor
US
twit
dishonour
UK
disgrace
dress-down
fluff
slog
make a protest
rant about
deliver a tirade to
destroy
sort out
scratch
lacerate
lance
cut
incise
minimize
US
discount
libel
give tongue-lashing
round on
let fly
have words with
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
penalize
US
have words
give a tongue-lashing
set upon
have your knife in
sound off to
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
persecute
oppress
have at
work over
lay on
give comeuppance
show up
charge with
take down a peg
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
skin alive
give bad press
cut to bits
give something a battering
weigh into
do a hatchet job on
give someone bondi
bring to account
ride
zing
hose
miscall
minimise
UK
rap knuckles
lose one's temper with
keep after
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
rag on
call to task
point the finger
carp on
climb all over
give the devil
criticize strongly
tear down
be hard on
pick on
recompense
rank on
give going-over
give piece of mind
give someone stick
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut to the quick
rave
spout
protest against
bluster
huff
penalise
UK
dump on
throw shade at
trash-talk
menace
intimidate
take a stand
vociferate about
animadvert upon
give a black eye
give a lesson to
take disciplinary action against
vilipend
depreciate
rant and rave
frame
pronounce
name
adjudge
rile
growl
declare unfit
send up
put away
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
cry down
bark at
kick
challenge
object
complain
rage against
protest strongly at
oppose strongly
thunder against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
remonstrate about
make a stand against
take issue with
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
take great exception to
diminish
dismiss
talk down
moan
grumble
poor-mouth
fuss
speak ill of
play down
whine
gripe
write off
kiss off
whinge
grouse
drag through the mud
detract from
take exception to
beef
kvetch
undervalue
downgrade
underrate
quibble
grouch
detract
mock
bleat
bellyache
throw mud at
underestimate
trivialize
US
dispute
speak evil of
niggle
speak badly of
crab
marginalize
US
grizzle
deflate
marginalise
UK
grump
pooh-pooh
wail
keen
caterwaul
scream
repine
blacken the name of
trivialise
UK
holler
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
mutter
squeal
sneer at
yowl
yaup
downplay
demean
be against
frown on
opprobriate
demur
quibble about
minify
split hairs
misprize
disdain
argue against
argue
treat lightly
question
kick up a fuss
hold cheap
query
degrade
gripe about
look askance at
lower
except
hypercriticize
chunter
mither
create
mudsling
carp about
moan about
grouse about
jeer at
beef about
discommend
discountenance
bother
dissent
make light of
abhor
take issue
detest
despise
cut down to size
bring into disrepute
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
blacken the reputation of
get angry with
give a bad name
conduct a smear campaign against
find unacceptable
contest
jeer
blacken
whine about
grouch about
understate
demonize
US
controvert
contradict
pettifog
demonise
UK
negate
provoke
bellyache about
whinge about
badmouth
resist
charge
remonstrate against
outrage
dig
sound off about
gainsay
contravene
downcry
oppugn
needle
disesteem
cross
disavow
take a dim view of
mortify
humiliate
take exception
sneer
pick holes
lodge a protest against
express disagreement with
sell short
be on at someone
be in opposition to
spurn
make a fuss
take a swipe at
twine
disagree
frown upon
laugh at
kvetch about
laugh off
poor mouth
be hostile to
call into question
swipe at
pooh pooh
make fun of
kick up a stink
affront
stick it to
be critical of
be malicious about
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
speak of with disfavour
blacken the character of
brand
give a rough time
sling mud at
mumble
demote
devalue
snipe at
have a pop at
hold forth against
ferule
heap
mark down
take away
bring under fire
debate
review unfavorably
take swipe at
throw stones at
niggle about
misrepresent
disregard
rebut
sully
show someone up
lessen
devaluate
cheapen
compromise
make little of
frown
explode
crush
back-bite
gossip about
take a dig at
snipe
think little of
put hooks in
tax
humble
clamor against
look down on
shame
snub
comment negatively
be picky
be hypercritical
burst out
express strong disapproval of
take dim view of
not go for
think wrong
not support
raise objections
expose to ridicule
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
hold up to shame
express objections
backstab
not believe in
express disagreement
lodge a protest
express objections to
mind
express disapproval
withstand
combat
squabble
bicker
rain
object strongly to
fight
grieve
be in opposition
bemoan
bewail
groan
lament
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
express a poor opinion of
be hostile towards
chop logic
think badly of
express disapprobation of
express disapprobation
have a problem
quarrel with
chirp
fret
snivel
lay
crib
impute
differ
defy
natter
ascribe
grumble about
have a problem with
raise an
dig into
assault
tuck into
raise trivial objections to
be pedantic
hold someone to blame
complain to
give vent to one's emotions
give free rein to one's emotions
debase
make an objection
be displeased
baulk
UK
make a stink
go-one-on-one
raise objection
draw the line at
mix it up with
tangle with
balk
US
beg to differ
plain over
put the boot in
lodge a complaint
carry on
speak up
make a complaint
hold responsible
hold accountable
pass on
jinx
traverse
doubt
negative
disaffirm
break
deny
tar
squash
squelch
tease
torment
make mincemeat of
make short work of
rip to shreds
cast doubt upon
cut to shreds
cast aspersions upon
throw doubt on
pin on
thumb nose at
heckle
rip up
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
hassle
chaff
goad
rib
guy
haze
bait
be scandalized by
be offended by
be shocked by
gibe
gibe at
make sport of
scout
poke fun at
flout
jab
quiz
twitter
rally
lout
take the piss out of
wound
pique
vex
displease
irk
hurt
disrespect
gall
anger
disgruntle
annoy
rankle
scandalize
US
disgust
distress
put
put out
upset
give a zinger
confront
scandalise
UK
hit where one lives
give the cold shoulder
put your back up
make somebody's hackles rise
ruffle one's feathers
raise your hackles
peck
go on
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“It isn't helpful to
castigate
a patient about his years of smoking when you are trying to treat his lung cancer.”
Verb
▲
To punish or penalize (someone) for a wrongdoing
reprimand
discipline
punish
correct
penalise
UK
penalize
US
chasten
chastise
come down on
crack down on
teach a lesson
reprove
upbraid
rebuke
carpet
remonstrate with
dress down
take disciplinary action against
rap over the knuckles
give someone a dressing-down
give someone a roasting
bring to book
put on the carpet
put on the mat
give a rocket
lay down the law
“Perhaps disarmed by his own scandalous behavior with Bathsheba, he was in no position to
castigate
his son for a similar fault.”
Verb
▲
To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument
flog
whip
lash
scourge
thrash
birch
tan
flagellate
beat
leather
switch
whale
belt
horsewhip
flail
cane
hide
strap
slash
hit
strike
cowhide
rawhide
lambaste
flay
larrup
whack
spank
stripe
chastise
trounce
flax
ferule
wax
whomp
give someone a hiding
tan one's hide
beat the living daylights out of
hit hard
punish severely
give the cat o'nine tails
wallop
lather
punish
bullwhip
thong
quirt
excoriate
harass
scathe
take a strap to
tan someone's hide
smack
slap
cuff
punch
sock
clobber
clout
welt
lick
box
buffet
slipper
thump
knock
skelp
scud
batter
trim
whup
give someone a hot bottom
warm someone's bottom
put over one's knee
give someone a licking
put someone over your knee
paddle
blip
whip someone's hide
clip
bash
swat
hammer
pound
slam
hook
pummel
US
smash
biff
deck
drub
bop
bang
sucker-punch
swipe
smite
crown
slug
bust
pelt
crack
clock
bludgeon
slog
floor
jab
nail
pop
club
paste
bat
rap
zap
quilt
chin
blast
clap
belabour
UK
slosh
lam
lace
trash
bob
thwack
bonk
uppercut
baste
pummelled
UK
lob
pellet
dot
tonk
cudgel
belabor
US
percuss
brain
kick
dab
tag
tap
dong
blitz
ding
whang
welly
swinge
boff
stone
rain blows on
king-hit
lay into
stick one on
let fly
give someone a beating
lay one on
knock out
give someone a drubbing
knock around
KO
let someone have it
zonk
ride roughshod
lace into
pitch into
give someone a good beating
give someone a good drubbing
give someone a good hiding
give a black eye
knock into the middle of next week
more ❯
Verb
▲
To subject to a penalty or punishment
penalise
UK
penalize
US
punish
chastise
discipline
reprimand
chasten
correct
sentence
fine
condemn
dock
amerce
imprison
judge
mulct
mete out punishment to
deal with
throw the book at
hit with
impose penalty
inflict a penalty on
slap with
impose a penalty on
exact a penalty from
impose a sentence on
award a penalty against
bring to book
crack down on
rap knuckles
slap someone's wrist
come down on
teach a lesson
come down on like a ton of bricks
punish severely
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