1
as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
a cold, distant father who rarely paid attention to his children except to chastise them
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as in punished
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
the division of opinion regarding the appropriate way to chastise juvenile perpetrators of adult crimes
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Recent Examples of chastised
On Thursday, Vance chastised Israeli officials who were publicly criticizing the agreement.
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Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
An April 1959 editorial in The Times chastised residents who implied the Friends were trying to enrich themselves.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
One of America’s best legal thinkers had just been chastised like a farm animal.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Still, Coleman said some fans have chastised her for sharing photos with Bleu, who married his wife, Sasha Clements, in 2016.
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Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Trump has repeatedly chastised the media for not adequately reporting on his efforts to lower prescription drug prices.
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Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
And Jones — respectfully — chastised him.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
The 15-year veteran, who joined the Sparks in free agency, chastised her teammates for relaxing after every mistake instead of continuing to play.
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Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
There was a time when I would have been chastised for writing this article.
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Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
21 June 2026
An April 1959 editorial in The Times chastised residents who implied the Friends were trying to enrich themselves.
—
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
One of America’s best legal thinkers had just been chastised like a farm animal.
—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
Still, Coleman said some fans have chastised her for sharing photos with Bleu, who married his wife, Sasha Clements, in 2016.
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Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Trump has repeatedly chastised the media for not adequately reporting on his efforts to lower prescription drug prices.
—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
And Jones — respectfully — chastised him.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
The 15-year veteran, who joined the Sparks in free agency, chastised her teammates for relaxing after every mistake instead of continuing to play.
—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
There was a time when I would have been chastised for writing this article.
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Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chastised
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Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
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Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
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Even though the president nominates agency leaders, those commissioners are confirmed by the Senate and must not be unfairly punished for exercising independent judgment, Potter said.
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Months later, Brian Cox told The Hollywood Reporter in December 2024 that Spacey had been punished enough.
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Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.
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Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985.
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Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.
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Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.
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The program posed a massive political problem for Mamdani, who’s been criticized by both his allies and opponents for his stance.
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While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
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“Chastised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chastised. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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