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Chastise vs Criticize - What's the difference?

chastise | criticize |

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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