chastised

[chas-tahyzd, chas-tahyzd]

adjective

1. disciplined, especially by corporal punishment.

   The government official was forced to explain his position like a chastised schoolboy.

2. severely criticized, especially publicly.

   Accused by the judge of influencing the jury with so many sad stories, the chastised lawyer hurried through the rest of his remarks.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of chastise.

Other Word Forms

• unchastised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chastised¹

chastise ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

He chastised government and business leaders for short-term thinking, instead of planning for the long-term threat of a warming planet.

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She chastised her mother for sending money to a stranger, but Ruvalcaba was certain the man she was speaking to was the actor she’d watched on television for so many years.

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Others described being "Chris-napped", when Brain would drive them around in his car while he chastised them, and then often froze them out for several weeks before getting back in touch.

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His father both supported his troubled son and chastised his namesake, whose struggles included substance abuse, legal troubles and challenges in making weight for his bouts.

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Sabiya Ahamed, a staff attorney at Palestine Legal, chastised Columbia for “choosing to pander to a lawless administration” and not protecting students and staff who “are bravely speaking out against a genocide.”

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