Consequences Of Actions

verb to scold or criticize severely

• The teacher had to chastise the student for not completing their homework.
• I knew I would be chastised by my boss for being late to the meeting.
• My mom will definitely chastise me if she finds out I didn't do the dishes.
• The storm chastised the coastline with powerful winds and rain.

verb to admit that one was wrong or accept humiliation and defeat

• After making a mistake, it is important to admit it and eat crow.
• I really thought I was right, but I had to eat crow when I found out I was wrong.
• I had to eat crow when I realized I had misunderstood the instructions.
• He thought he was going to win the argument, but ended up having to eat crow when he was proven wrong.

adverb without care or attention; recklessly

• The driver was heedlessly speeding through the residential area.
• She walked heedlessly across the street without looking both ways.
• He was just driving around heedlessly, not caring about the speed limit.
• She jumped into the project heedlessly, without considering the consequences.