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Displaying a level of uncomfortable embarrassment
“I felt chastened when I realized my mistake and saw the disappointed looks on my colleagues' faces.”
Pertaining to penance or penitence
That has been the object of punishment or chastisement
Not excessively showy or lively
Diminished or humiliated emotionally
Past tense for to make chaste or (morally) pure
“This business is going to chasten your soul, and make you mend your ways.”
Past tense for to punish someone for wrongdoing
“Fate was about to do great things for him, but would first break down his proud spirit and chasten him for his mocking.”
Past tense for to criticize (someone) for a fault or crime
“They often had occasion to chasten him severely, but they endeavored to show their affection even in reproof.”
Past tense for to shame or humiliate someone
“If officials hoped that the humbling experience would chasten him, it quickly became clear that they were mistaken.”
Past tense for to subjugate with harsh treatment
“How can it be that a holy deity would use a violent nation to chasten his own people?”
Past tense for to decrease the value, character, or quality of
Past tense for to discipline (one's body, appetites etc) by suppressing desires
Past tense for to retaliate or get revenge
Past tense for to conquer or be victorious over
Past tense for to be convincingly victorious over
Past tense for to destroy, especially with godly force
Past tense for to cause unease in one's mental state
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