| castigate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate | censure severely.; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" |
| ~ flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium.; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" |
| ~ bawl out, berate, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag | censure severely or angrily.; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| v. (social) | 2. castigate | inflict severe punishment on. |
| ~ penalise, penalize, punish | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" |
| scourge | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. flagellum, scourge | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor). |
| ~ whip | an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping. |
| n. (state) | 2. bane, curse, nemesis, scourge | something causing misery or death.; "the bane of my life" |
| ~ affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress. |
| n. (person) | 3. scourge, terror, threat | a person who inspires fear or dread.; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| v. (social) | 4. scourge | punish severely; excoriate. |
| ~ penalise, penalize, punish | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" |
| v. (contact) | 5. flagellate, scourge | whip.; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" |
| ~ flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap | beat severely with a whip or rod.; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" |
| v. (change) | 6. desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| ~ ruin | reduce to ruins.; "The country lay ruined after the war" |
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