Castigate
Castigate verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.
Disfigure and castigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disfigure" instead a verb "Castigate".
Nearby Word: castigating
Disfigure
Disfigure verb - To reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of.
Common collocations
| people | castigate people | disfigure people |
Cite this Source
Disfigure and Castigate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/disfigure
Castigate & Disfigure. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/disfigure>.
Disfigure or Castigate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/castigate/disfigure.
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