castigo — meaning in English

English meaning

• discipline noun The practice of training yourself or others to follow rules and control behaviour.
• grounding noun Basic knowledge or training in a subject.
• penalty noun A punishment or negative consequence imposed for breaking a rule, law, or agreement.
• 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.
• wrath noun Intense anger, often with a desire for revenge.

Senses

castigo is used for these senses in English:

• discipline A punishment to train or maintain control.
• grounding The act by which a child is grounded (forbidden from going out, using electronics, etc.).
• penalty (ice hockey) A punishment for an infraction of the rules, often in the form of being removed from play for a specified amount of time.
• punishment The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
• punishment A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
• retribution Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
• wrath (uncountable) Punishment, retribution, or vengeance resulting from anger; (countable) an instance of this.

discipline — full definition

1. noun The practice of training yourself or others to follow rules and control behaviour.
2. noun A particular branch of knowledge or study.
3. verb To train someone to behave in a controlled way, or to punish them for breaking rules.

grounding — full definition

1. noun Basic knowledge or training in a subject.
2. noun An order preventing an aircraft from flying.
3. noun The connection of an electrical device to the earth for safety.
4. noun The act of punishing a child by keeping them at home.

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