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   pun·ish·ment

   /ˈpəniSHm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense: "crime demands just punishment" Similar penalizingpunishingdiscipliningretributiondamnationdated:chastisingchastisement
   • ▪ the penalty inflicted: "she assisted her husband to escape punishment for the crime" Similar penaltydisciplinecorrectionretributionpenancesentencerewardone's just desertsmedicinethe pricethe raprequitalvengeancejusticejudgmentsanctioninformal:comeuppancejankersdated:chastisement
   • ▪ rough treatment or handling inflicted on or suffered by a person or thing: "your machine can take a fair amount of punishment before falling to pieces" Similar batteringthrashingbeatingthumpingpoundingpummelinghammeringbuffetingdrubbinginformal:wallopingbashingroughing uphidingbeltingmaltreatmentmistreatmentill treatmentabuseill userough handlingmishandlingmanhandlinginjurydamageharm

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French punissement, from the verb punir (see punish).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › punishmentPunishment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : the act of punishing. 2. a. : suffering, pain, or loss that serves as retribution. b. : a penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure. 3. : severe, rough, or disastrous treatment. Synonyms. castigation. chastisement. comeuppance. correction. desert (s) discipline. nemesis. penalty. wrath.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › punishmentPunishment | Definition, Examples, Types, Effectiveness, & Facts

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   punishment, the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed (i.e., the transgression of a law or command). Punishment may take forms ranging from capital punishment, flogging, forced labour, and mutilation of the body to imprisonment and fines.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUNISHMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   punishment noun, at punish; capital punishment; corporal punishment; self-punishment; be a glutton for punishment idiom; See all meanings

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   noun. a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence. the act of punishing or state of being punished. informal. rough treatment. psychol any aversive stimulus administered to an organism as part of training.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › punishmentPunishment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Punishment is the penalty you have to pay when you're caught doing something bad. A teenager's punishment for missing her curfew might be helping her dad clean the garage. When someone is officially penalized for a mistake or a crime, that's punishment.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUNISHMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Punishment is the act of punishing someone or of being punished. ...a group which campaigns against the physical punishment of children. [ + of] I have no doubt that the man is guilty and that he deserves punishment. Synonyms: penalizing, discipline, correction, retribution More Synonyms of punishment. 2. variable noun B2.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › punishmentPunishment - definition of punishment by The Free Dictionary

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   1. (Law) a penalty or sanction given for any crime or offence. 2. (Law) the act of punishing or state of being punished. 3. informal rough treatment. 4. (Psychology) psychol any aversive stimulus administered to an organism as part of training.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPUNISHMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   punishment noun, at punish; capital punishment; corporal punishment; self-punishment; be a glutton for punishment idiom; See all meanings

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpunishment - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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    Definition of punishment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Definition of punishment noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.