Meaning & use
Chastening
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Having a humbling or restraining effect, often as a result of criticism, punishment, or failure.
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Losing the championship was a chastening experience for the young team.
It was a chastening reminder of how much work still needed to be done.
A note on using this word
From the verb 'chasten,' meaning to discipline or correct, related to 'chastise.'
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encouraging
Another way to use it
2. noun
The act of disciplining or correcting someone, often through punishment.
The coach's chastening of the players after the loss was firm but fair.
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