Chastise
verb
To criticize somebody severely, often as a way of making them behave better.
His mother chastised him for his selfishness.
Often appears as...
- chastise someone for
- chastise someone severely
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To punish, especially by beating.
In the past, it was not uncommon for teachers to chastise students with a cane.
Often appears as...
- chastise with a cane
- chastise harshly
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Historical
verb
To criticize somebody severely, often as a way of making them behave better.
His mother chastised him for his selfishness.
Often appears as...
- chastise someone for
- chastise someone severely
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To punish, especially by beating.
In the past, it was not uncommon for teachers to chastise students with a cane.
Often appears as...
- chastise with a cane
- chastise harshly
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Historical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Severity Connotation
Using 'chastise' implies strong disapproval and is more intense than simply criticizing.
The manager chastised the team for missing the deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Improve Behavior
'Chastise' is often used when the goal is to correct or change someone's behavior.
The coach chastised the player to improve his attitude on the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
Typically, an authority figure such as a parent or a boss will 'chastise' someone under their oversight.
The teacher chastised the student for talking during class.
Pro Tip 1/3Severity Connotation
Using 'chastise' implies strong disapproval and is more intense than simply criticizing.
The manager chastised the team for missing the deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Improve Behavior
'Chastise' is often used when the goal is to correct or change someone's behavior.
The coach chastised the player to improve his attitude on the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
Typically, an authority figure such as a parent or a boss will 'chastise' someone under their oversight.
The teacher chastised the student for talking during class.
Pro Tip 1/3Severity Connotation
Using 'chastise' implies strong disapproval and is more intense than simply criticizing.
The manager chastised the team for missing the deadline.
Pro Tip 2/3Improve Behavior
'Chastise' is often used when the goal is to correct or change someone's behavior.
The coach chastised the player to improve his attitude on the field.
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
Typically, an authority figure such as a parent or a boss will 'chastise' someone under their oversight.
The teacher chastised the student for talking during class.
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The myth of Jason and...
until Hercules chastised them for not behaving like heroes. Eventually, they sailed on to the Mount of Bears, an island where a group of ancient, six-armed monsters lived alongside the peaceful Doliones. While the clan welcomed the Argonauts with open arms,
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The secret to scientific...
And what happened next -- oh, I love this -- what happened next was wonderful. He got an ovation. The astronomers weren't angry at him; they didn't want to chastise him. They praised him for his honesty and his integrity. I love that!
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Safari Live - Day 194 PIPE...
ugly because I suspect you have not I think they're all pretty magnificent I made the mistake of calling a leopard pug faced once and I was soundly chastised by various members of the
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The myth of Jason and...
until Hercules chastised them for not behaving like heroes. Eventually, they sailed on to the Mount of Bears, an island where a group of ancient, six-armed monsters lived alongside the peaceful Doliones. While the clan welcomed the Argonauts with open arms,
Video examples
The secret to scientific...
And what happened next -- oh, I love this -- what happened next was wonderful. He got an ovation. The astronomers weren't angry at him; they didn't want to chastise him. They praised him for his honesty and his integrity. I love that!
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Safari Live - Day 194 PIPE...
ugly because I suspect you have not I think they're all pretty magnificent I made the mistake of calling a leopard pug faced once and I was soundly chastised by various members of the
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Michael Dirda
American Critic
Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presence in your life. As such, they become a part of your day-to-day existence, reminding you, chastising you, calling to you. Plus, book collecting is, hands down, the greatest pastime in the world.
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Kurt Angle
American Wrestler
I've been chastised for going into mixed martial arts and backing out. But the reason I backed out was the terms - they wanted me ready to fight in four weeks, but you've got to be out of your mind. So I decided to go back to my roots, back to wrestling.
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Harvey Mackay
American Businessman
Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.
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Lynsey Addario
American Photographer
With each assignment, I weigh the looming possibility of being killed, and I chastise myself for allowing fear to hinder me. War photographers aren't supposed to get scared.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
Love is something in the heart and in the mind, so why would you chastise anyone for that? And this is something that I feel very strongly about.
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Joe Budden
American Musician
I want to get us out of a place where the veterans are chastising the new artists and vice versa. I think we should all just support each other.
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Lily Cole
English Actress
I think the media are so hypocritical a lot of the time in the way they chastise something just so that they can print it again.
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Xavier Becerra
American Politician
I have been chastised by a president, I have antagonized and angered presidents, and I have taken on my own leadership.
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Joe Jackson
American Businessman
When you chastised a youngster back in the early ages, we called it a whipping.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.
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Michael Dirda
American Critic
Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presence in your life. As such, they become a part of your day-to-day existence, reminding you, chastising you, calling to you. Plus, book collecting is, hands down, the greatest pastime in the world.
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Kurt Angle
American Wrestler
I've been chastised for going into mixed martial arts and backing out. But the reason I backed out was the terms - they wanted me ready to fight in four weeks, but you've got to be out of your mind. So I decided to go back to my roots, back to wrestling.
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Harvey Mackay
American Businessman
Worrying about the past or the future isn't productive. When you start chastising yourself for past mistakes, or seeing disaster around every corner, stop and take a breath and ask yourself what you can do right now to succeed.
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Lynsey Addario
American Photographer
With each assignment, I weigh the looming possibility of being killed, and I chastise myself for allowing fear to hinder me. War photographers aren't supposed to get scared.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
Love is something in the heart and in the mind, so why would you chastise anyone for that? And this is something that I feel very strongly about.
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Joe Budden
American Musician
I want to get us out of a place where the veterans are chastising the new artists and vice versa. I think we should all just support each other.
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Lily Cole
English Actress
I think the media are so hypocritical a lot of the time in the way they chastise something just so that they can print it again.
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Xavier Becerra
American Politician
I have been chastised by a president, I have antagonized and angered presidents, and I have taken on my own leadership.
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Joe Jackson
American Businessman
When you chastised a youngster back in the early ages, we called it a whipping.
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Rand Paul
American Politician
Some people say I chastise the Republican Party too much.
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