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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.

Related French words