chastening

Plural: chastenings

Noun

• a rebuke for making a mistake
• The act by which somebody is chastened.

Verb

• censure severely
• restrain
• correct by punishment or discipline
• present participle and gerund of chasten

Synonyms

castigate, chasten, chastise, chastisement, correct, correction, moderate, objurgate, subdue, tame, temper