Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chastenment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chas-ten-ment
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of chastening.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being chastened.

Uncountable

Etymology

From chasten + -ment.

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Questions

What does chastenment mean?
The act of chastening.
Where does chastenment come from?
From chasten + -ment.

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