Aug 30, 2024 · 1. to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men — 2 Samuel 7: 14 (King James Version)

to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve: He was chastened by the defeat and determined to ...

To chasten someone is to correct him or her, often with the use of some pretty steep punishment. Chasten can also mean "to restrain.

To chasten is to discipline, punish, or severely criticize, especially with the intention of improving someone's behavior. Chasten has many shades of meaning ...

1. to punish in order to correct or make better; chastise 2. to restrain from excess; subdue 3. to make purer in style; refine

to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve: He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work ...

making somebody feel sorry for something they have done. It was a chastening experience. She gave them a chastening lecture.

To inflict disciplinary or corrective punishment on; to visit with affliction for the purpose of moral improvement; to correct, discipline, chastise.

(tʃeɪsənɪŋ ) adjective. A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.

adjective. Definition of chastening. as in punitive. inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment a chastening hour spent cleaning floors should discourage ...