Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chastised

/tʃæstˈaɪzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: chas-tised
IPA: /tʃæstˈaɪzd/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement.

verb

simple past and past participle of chastise

Inflected Forms

more chastised (comparative) most chastised (superlative)

Derived Forms

unchastised

Synonyms

done chastised punished

Rhymes With

surprised sized advised revised comprised devised disguised pint-sized baptized prized despised surmised

Questions

How do you pronounce chastised?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃæstˈaɪzd/.
What does chastised mean?: Having been severely scolded or punished; have received chastisement.

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