châtiment — meaning in English
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English meaning
- chastisement noun The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
- comeuppance noun Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
- punishment noun A penalty given for wrongdoing, or the act of imposing one.
- retribution noun Punishment given out of a sense of justice or revenge for a wrong that was done.
Senses
châtiment is used for these senses in English:
- chastisement The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
- comeuppance Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.
- punishment A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
- retribution Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.