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chasten
verb as in correct, humiliate
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Strong matches
Example Sentences
England's experience in Las Vegas could hardly have been more chastening.
While previous appearances on Wimbledon's Centre Court and the US Open's Louis Armstrong Stadium were chastening, Burrage settled well against the 20-year-old after another slow start.
That came just two months after knee surgery and three weeks after a chastening loss to the Spaniard in the Wimbledon final.
Los Angeles prosecutors dropped the case, and — two years after stepping off a train in L.A. — a chastened Darrow returned to Chicago.
On the driving range, McIlroy attempted to ramp up the excitement by saying he wanted to face the American in the singles and avenge that chastening experience.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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