chastise
/ˈt͡ʃæstaɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.53 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions."
- "An army was sent to chastise an unoffending people; to subdue an imaginary insurrection."
- "Thus only the husband is in a position to chastise her, for his own relatives may not exert any physical force over her."
- "If even Israel, the people chosen to be God’s own, scorned and neglected the values God had revealed to be what God willed and desired, then God would marshal the forces of history to chastise them."
- "“There is a man who must be chastised,” she says softly, lightly. “Chastised in a physical way. It should not be difficult. Not for you.”"
- "She feels definitely that Lung Shing is her town, and is not hesitant to chastise people who she thinks are not behaving properly—such as, for example, a woman using loud, vulgar language on the street—although in so doing she may only turn the direction of abuse on herself."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂eǵ-, chastisen, chastier, castīgō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃæstaɪz/
- British English: /tʃæˈstaɪz/