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

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.”

From Salon

Those tense Oval Office get-togethers famously blew up when Vice President JD Vance chastised the European leader for failing to wear a suit.

From Salon

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