châtiment

French

Etymology

Old French chastiement, from the verb chastier (whence Modern French châtier), from Latin castīgō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɑ.ti.mɑ̃/

Noun

châtiment m (plural châtiments)

punishment

Synonyms

punition

Further reading

“châtiment” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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