Hyphenation of castigation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word castigation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

cas-ti-ga-tion

Definitions of castigation:

1.	A severe scolding
2.	Verbal punishment

Synonyms of castigation:

noun	earful, bawling out, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down, rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand
noun	chastisement, punishment, penalty, penalization, penalisation

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