chastised

[ chas-tahyzd, chas-tahyzd ]

adjective

1. disciplined, especially by corporal punishment:

   The government official was forced to explain his position like a chastised schoolboy.

2. severely criticized, especially publicly:

   Accused by the judge of influencing the jury with so many sad stories, the chastised lawyer hurried through the rest of his remarks.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of chastise ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·chas·tised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chastised¹

chastise ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Also, she chastises others for being "the worst gift-givers."

From Washington Post

Houston confronted the host about constantly making her a hot topic, and chastised Williams once she asked about the singer’s alleged drug use and parental issues.

From Essence.com

The statement came a few days after Musk publicly chastised the FAA for getting in the company’s way as it develops and tests the Starship prototype, the spacecraft SpaceX hopes to fly to the moon and Mars.

From Washington Post

Everywhere I turn, teachers unions are being chastised as self-interested, lazy obstructers of reopening.

From Washington Post

A few days later, Obama himself chastised his national-security “principals” at a cabinet meeting.

From The Daily Beast

Some Republicans have even chastised their own party for being too free spending during the Bush years.

From The Daily Beast

Democrats chastised me for going against the party, but the most vocal detractors were my biggest supporters.

From The Daily Beast

I cannot remember all the details of my wedding day, but I will never forget being chastised for gaining weight in my 30s.

From The Daily Beast

He chastised conservatives who had “lost heart” and “abandoned their principles” in the past, without specifying when or how.

From The Daily Beast

Had you not been loved, you never would have been chastised—you would never have become an obedient and willing child.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet I do not think that anyone could complain if the more flagrant offenders were chastised.

From Project Gutenberg

Their incursions were frequently repelled and chastised, but their country was never subdued.

From Project Gutenberg

The people were so chastised by divers calamities, that the country was depopulated, and became like a wilderness.

From Project Gutenberg

By this means his brother was occasionally chastised in his place, while he escaped unpunished.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chastened
• dismissed
• imprisoned
• penalized