chastise

chastise |tʃaˈstʌɪz|

verb [ with obj. ]

rebuke or reprimand severely: he chastised his colleagues for their laziness.

• dated punish, especially by beating. her mistress chastised her with a whip for blasphemy.

DERIVATIVES

chastisement |ˈtʃastɪzm(ə)nt, -ˈtʌɪzm(ə)nt| noun,

chastiser noun

chastise

verb

1 the staff were chastised for arriving late: scold, upbraid, berate, reprimand, reprove, rebuke, admonish, chide, censure, castigate, lambaste, lecture, criticise, pull up, take to task, haul over the coals, bring to book;

informal tell off, give someone a telling-off, dress down, give someone a dressing-down, bawl out, blow up at, give someone an earful, give someone a caning, give someone a roasting, give someone a rocket, give someone a rollicking, come down on someone like a ton of bricks, have someone's guts for garters, slap someone's wrist, rap over the knuckles, give someone a piece of one's mind, throw the book at, read someone the Riot Act, let someone have it, give someone hell;

monster, tear someone off a strip, tick off, have a go at, give someone a mouthful, give someone what for, give someone some stick, give someone a wigging; N. Amer. informal chew out, ream out; Brit. vulgar slang bollock, give someone a bollocking; dated trim, rate, give someone a rating;

recompense, visit; rare reprehend, objurgate.                                                ANTONYMS praise.