Chastised

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have been rebuked or criticized sharply for wrongdoing or mistakes
2. Having received severe verbal punishment or correction for unacceptable behavior
3. Experiencing strict censure or disapproval as a response to errors or misconduct

Etymology: "Chastised" is the past tense and past participle of "chastise," which came into Middle English as "chastisen," borrowed from Old French "chastier." That French verb in turn descends from Latin "castīgō," a word meaning to make pure or correct, and its core idea was reforming someone through punishment rather than simply inflicting it. The link to "chaste" is a real one. Latin "castus" meant pure or morally clean, and "castīgō" was built on that adjective, so chastising originally meant bringing someone back to a clean, proper state. English keeps two sisters of the word as doublets: "chasten," which kept the sense of humbling or subduing, and "castigate," a later borrowing from Latin that stayed closer to the original harsh reproof.

Synonyms: punished, scolded, reprimanded

Antonyms: praised, rewarded