Word: chastisement
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chas
tise
ment
Definition: The act of chastising; rebuke; punishment.
Morphemes:
Affix: chastise
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To punish (someone), especially by corporal punishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: castus
Language: la
Decoded: castus
Meaning: pure, virtuous
Affix: -igō
Language: la
Decoded: -igo
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -ment
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, the nouns having the sense of "the action or result of what is denoted by the verb".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ment
Language: fro
Decoded: -ment
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns from verbs, usually of action or state resulting of them. Equivalent to the English -ment.