Castigate
vRoot wordSSC PYQ × 4/kˈæstəɡeɪt/ · कैस्टिगेट
To criticize someone or something severely
कड़ी फटकार लगाना
The report castigated the whole department.
He castigated himself for one careless line.
Daily use: Report ne poore department ko castigate kiya.
Castigate, chastise का रिश्तेदार है — दोनों में किसी को सुधारकर 'शुद्ध' करने का भाव है। Castigate = किसी की बहुत कड़ी आलोचना करना, अक्सर सबके सामने। Trio याद रखिए: castigate, chastise, rebuke। उल्टा है praise।
Castigate is a cousin of chastise; both come from the idea of making someone pure by correcting them. To castigate is to criticise someone very severely, often in public. Remember the trio: castigate, chastise, rebuke. The opposite is praise.
Synonym: chastise, reprimand, rebuke, berate, censure। Antonym: praise, commend, extol, laud।
Synonyms: chastise, reprimand, rebuke, berate, censure. Antonyms: praise, commend, extol, laud.