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bawl out vs chasten

chasten vs bawl out

bawl out and chasten both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bawl out No No Yes No
chasten No No Yes No
As verbs, chasten is a hyponym of bawl out; that is, chasten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bawl out:
  • bawl out: censure severely or angrily
  • chasten: censure severely
Other hyponyms of bawl out include castigate, chastise, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
bawl out (verb) chasten (verb)
censure severely or angrily change by restraining or moderating
correct by punishment or discipline
censure severely
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