chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
chastened
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past participleof chasten.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chasten.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chastenverb (used with object)to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
Example Sentences
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And while Boeing initially seemed chastened in its behavior, Kennedy said that after the MAX planes got approved, “they seemed to revert right back to their old ways.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
There is also a point to prove for Rohl and his chastened squad.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Well, I was neither totally broke nor fully chastened and was eager to make back my losses.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
This week, a chastened Summers found himself in different circumstances: standing in the well of a Harvard lecture hall, asking his students’ forgiveness as his professional life was unraveling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
I tramped two miles to the next farm and, chastened by my unsuccessful first effort, tried a different approach.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
