To chastise is to scold someone severely for bad behavior or even to punish someone by beating the person. An example of chastise is when you publicly shout at your assistant in front of everyone for making an error. ... To punish, esp.

What does chastise mean *?

transitive verb. 1 : to censure severely : castigate The coach chastised the players for their mistakes. 2 : to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)

Is chastise a bad word?

Chastise is a fancy word for telling someone that something they did was really bad.