castigation (B2)
noun
Definition
castigation means severe criticism. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses castigation to mean severe criticism.
The teacher asked students to find castigation in the reading.
Check the words around castigation to choose the right meaning.
How to Use castigation
- a/the castigation (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a castigation."
- castigation in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked castigation in context before translating it."
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