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noun
- 1. the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense: "crime demands just punishment" Similar
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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.
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.
punishment noun, at punish; capital punishment; corporal punishment; self-punishment; be a glutton for punishment idiom; See all meanings
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. Discover More. Other Words From. non·pun ish·ment noun. o ver·pun ish·ment noun. pre·pun ish·ment noun. pro·pun ish·ment adjective.
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.
1. uncountable noun. 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.
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.
Definition of punishment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of punishment noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation. b. : to inflict a penalty for the commission of (an offense) in retribution or retaliation. 2. a. : to deal with roughly or harshly. b. : to inflict injury on : hurt. intransitive verb. : to inflict punishment. punishability. ˌpə-nish-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. punishable. ˈpə-nish-ə-bəl.
