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berate vs chastise

chastise vs berate

berate and chastise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
berate No No Yes No
chastise No No Yes No
As verbs, chastise is a hyponym of berate; that is, chastise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than berate:
  • berate: censure severely or angrily
  • chastise: censure severely
Other hyponyms of berate include castigate, chasten, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
berate (verb) chastise (verb)
censure severely or angrily censure severely
Difference between berate and chastise

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