As verbs the difference between chastise and criticize
is that chastise is to punish or scold someone while criticize is to find fault (with something.
chastise
English
Alternative forms
* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)
Verb
To punish or scold someone.
Synonyms
* See also
See also
* punish
* castigate
criticize
English
Alternative forms
* criticise (UK )
Verb
(criticiz) (transitive'' or ''intransitive )
to find fault (with something)
to evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults
Hyponyms
* find fault
* shoot down
* trash out
* fustigate
* drub
* excoriate
* run down
Related terms
* critic
* critical
* criticism
* critique
* criticizable
See also
* scold
* complain
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