castigation
  懲罰,苛評,修訂
  Cas·ti·ga·tion n.
  1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.
     The keenest castigation of her slanderers.   --W. Irving.
  2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]
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  castigation
       n 1: a severe scolding [syn: earful, bawling out, chewing
            out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down]
       2: verbal punishment [syn: chastisement]