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chew out vs chastise

chastise vs chew out

chew out and chastise both are verbs.

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

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