Castigation and Vindication
Opposite meaning words
Castigation
Castigation noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.
Usage example: the loss of his father's trust was the harshest castigation that the boy could have possibly received for having told the lie
Vindication is an antonym for castigation.
Vindication
Vindication noun - A setting free from a charge of wrongdoing.
Usage example: recanted testimony that resulted in a long-overdue vindication
Castigation is an antonym for vindication.
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