chastenment
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chastenment — chas·ten·ment … English syllables
chasten — chastener, n. chasteningly, adv. chastenment, n. /chay seuhn/, v.t. 1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise. 2. to restrain; subdue: Age has chastened his violent temper. 3. to make chaste in style. [1520 30;… … Universalium
