castigation

noun3

1. •
   Severe criticism.
2. •
   (no longer used) Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof

   • He was seasoned wood, and took the world pretty wisely; not reckless of castigation, as some boys become, nor oversensitive as to dehonour, as his friend and comrade beside him was. — 1859
3. •
   (no longer used) Emendation; correction.