punishment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
- [ˈpʰʌnɪʃmənt] ~ [ˈpʰʌnɪʃmn̩t]
Etymology
From Middle English punishement, from Old French punissement, from punir (“to punish”). Equivalent to punish + -ment. Displaced native Old English wīte.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
The naughty children were given a punishment by their teachers.
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(countable, uncountable) A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
a light punishment
But officials here maintain that their methods do make a difference, and they follow it up with post-release programs. The aim of Bastoy is not to punish or seek revenge, Nilsen said. The only punishment is to take away the prisoner’s right to be a free member of society.
2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN:a harsh punishment
- (countable, uncountable) A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punishments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
remuneration · reguerdon · meed · guerdon · reward · reward · acknowledgment · payback · recompense
Deriveds
punishment pass · counterpunishment · petticoat punishment · self-punishment · collective punishment · funishment · group punishment · capital punishment · overpunishment · antipunishment · brute for punishment · vicarious punishment · unpunishment · punishmental · sucker for punishment · glutton for punishment · nonpunishment
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
mirror punishment · corporal punishment · retribution
Meronyms
Relateds
punitory · impunity · punishable · punitive · punisher · punishing · telishment
Synonyms
punishment · chastening · punition · correction · punishment · chastisement · penalty · correction · castigation · punition · censure · sentence · discipline · punishment · castigation · gruel · discipline · punition · sanction · sanction
Translations (287)
fr châtiment (act of punishing) · sl kazen (act of punishing) · bn সাজা (act of punishing) · hu büntetés (penalty for wrongdoing) · lv sods (penalty for wrongdoing) · mk казна (suffering imposed as retribution) · fr punition (suffering imposed as retribution) · ka სასჯელი (penalty for wrongdoing) · el ποινή (penalty for wrongdoing) · uk покара́ння (act of punishing) · af straf (penalty for wrongdoing) · my အပြစ် (act of punishing) · gu સજા (act of punishing) · fi rangaistus (suffering imposed as retribution) · es castigo (penalty for wrongdoing) · ur عِقاب (act of punishing) · si දඬුවම (act of punishing) · is refsing (act of punishing) · nb straff (act of punishing) · da straf (act of punishing) · lb Strof (penalty for wrongdoing) · nl bestraffing (act of punishing) · ps مجازات (act of punishing) · vi trừng trị (act of punishing) · ug جازا (act of punishing) · he עֲנִישָׁה (act of punishing) · sh ка̏зна (act of punishing) · yi שטראָף (act of punishing) · ce таӏзар (act of punishing) · ar عِقَاب (suffering imposed as retribution) · ga pionós (act of punishing) · fa-ira کِیْفَر (penalty for wrongdoing) · xcl պատուհաս (act of punishing) · id hukuman (act of punishing) · ja 刑罰 (act of punishing) · sv straff (act of punishing) · es castigo (act of punishing) · fa-ira تاوان (penalty for wrongdoing) · ms azab (penalty for wrongdoing) · uk ка́ра (penalty for wrongdoing) · nl beproeving (harsh treatment or experience) · fa-ira تَنْبیه (act of punishing) · ur دَنْڈ (act of punishing) · tg ҷазо (act of punishing) · nrf peunnition (penalty for wrongdoing) · pa ਸਜ਼ਾ (act of punishing) · pa سَزا (act of punishing) · be ка́ра (penalty for wrongdoing) · bg наказа́ние (act of punishing) · ka დასჯა (act of punishing) · hi सज़ा (act of punishing) · fa-ira عِقاب (act of punishing) · de Bestrafung (penalty for wrongdoing) · ko 벌 (act of punishing) · ru наказа́ние (act of punishing) · rsk кара (act of punishing) · be пакара́нне (penalty for wrongdoing) · pa ਡੰਡ (penalty for wrongdoing) · ar عِقَاب (act of punishing) · sl kazen (penalty for wrongdoing) · la poena (act of punishing) · km ទណ្ឌកិច្ច (act of punishing) · it pena (act of punishing) · nl vergelding (harsh treatment or experience) · es escarmiento (suffering imposed as retribution) · az cəza (act of punishing) · be пакара́ньне (penalty for wrongdoing) · tl kastigo (act of punishing) · eo puno (penalty for wrongdoing) · fi rankaisu (act of punishing) · ti መቕጻዕቲ (act of punishing) · ar مُجَازَاة (act of punishing) · hi दण्ड (act of punishing) · tr mücazat (act of punishing) · fa مجازات (suffering imposed as retribution) · zdj âdhaɓu (suffering imposed as retribution) · yue 懲罰 /惩罚 (act of punishing) · ko 징벌 (act of punishing) · ota مجازات (act of punishing) · ota جزا (act of punishing) · mk казна (penalty for wrongdoing) · fi rankaiseminen (act of punishing) · el τιμωρία (penalty for wrongdoing) · ms azab (suffering imposed as retribution) · ota جزا (penalty for wrongdoing) · fr punition (harsh treatment or experience) · cs trest (penalty for wrongdoing) · oc puniment (act of punishing) · nrf peunnition (suffering imposed as retribution) · sh kȁzna (act of punishing) · fa-ira جَزا (act of punishing) · xcl պատուհաս (penalty for wrongdoing) · am ቅጣት (act of punishing) · pl kaźń (penalty for wrongdoing) · pl kara (act of punishing) · gl castigo (act of punishing) · nl boete (suffering imposed as retribution) · bg наказа́ние (penalty for wrongdoing) · kmr ceza (act of punishing) · lv sodīšana (act of punishing) · da afstraffelse (harsh treatment or experience) · tg сазо (act of punishing) · tt җәза (act of punishing) · pt pena (penalty for wrongdoing) · sip ཀྱོམ (penalty for wrongdoing) · ca càstig (penalty for wrongdoing) · nl afstraffing (suffering imposed as retribution) · vi sự phạt (act of punishing) · ne दण्ड (act of punishing) · ast castigu (act of punishing) · ms hukuman (act of punishing) · fa-ira مُجازَات (act of punishing) · chr ᎤᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗ (act of punishing) · fi kurittaminen (harsh treatment or experience) · fa بلا (harsh treatment or experience) · lo ໂທດ (act of punishing) · sq dënim (act of punishing) · el τιμωρία (act of punishing) · de Bestrafung (act of punishing) · tk jeza (act of punishing) · vi hình phạt (act of punishing) · ro pedepsire (act of punishing) · ms dera (act of punishing) · ko 형벌 (act of punishing) · sa शिक्षा (act of punishing) · uz iqob (act of punishing) · gd peanas (suffering imposed as retribution) · ast castigu (penalty for wrongdoing) · cmn 刑罰 /刑罚 (act of punishing) · ceb kastigo (act of punishing) · as শাস্তি (act of punishing) · ja 罰 (penalty for wrongdoing) · uk ка́ра (act of punishing) · fa کیفر (suffering imposed as retribution) · de Strafe (act of punishing) · grc κόλασις (penalty for wrongdoing) · ml ശിക്ഷ (suffering imposed as retribution) · ca puniment (suffering imposed as retribution) · ca punició (act of punishing) · gd peanas (penalty for wrongdoing) · th โทษ (act of punishing) · ru ка́ра (act of punishing) · lv sods (act of punishing) · af straf (act of punishing) · ps جزا (act of punishing) · it punizione (act of punishing) · nrf peunnition (act of punishing) · ca puniment (act of punishing) · ki ihera (penalty for wrongdoing) · cs trest (act of punishing) · tg муҷозот (act of punishing) · fa-ira جَزا (penalty for wrongdoing) · it castigo (act of punishing) · te శిక్ష (act of punishing) · ang wīte (penalty for wrongdoing) · be пакара́нне (act of punishing) · ms seksa (act of punishing) · ta தண்டனம் (act of punishing) · ru наказа́ние (penalty for wrongdoing) · fa-ira سَزا (act of punishing) · hy պատժում (act of punishing) · mr शिक्षा (act of punishing) · ar عُقُوبَة (penalty for wrongdoing) · tg танбеҳ (act of punishing) · hy պատիժ (penalty for wrongdoing) · cmn 懲罰 /惩罚 (act of punishing) · sd سَزا (act of punishing) · sh kȁzna (penalty for wrongdoing) · ks سَزا (act of punishing) · sq ndëshkim (act of punishing) · ja 罰 (act of punishing) · sa दण्ड (act of punishing) · ca punició (suffering imposed as retribution) · fa تنبیه (suffering imposed as retribution) · he עונש (penalty for wrongdoing) · hi सज़ा (penalty for wrongdoing) · grc τιμώρησις (penalty for wrongdoing) · sa निग्रह (act of punishing) · ur سَزا (act of punishing) · ky жаза (act of punishing) · th ทัณฑ์ (act of punishing) · nl straf (act of punishing) · xcl պատիժ (act of punishing) · ti ምቕጻዕ (act of punishing) · ja 懲罰 (act of punishing) · zza ceza (diq) (act of punishing) · uz tanbeh (act of punishing) · bo ཉེས་ཆད (act of punishing) · nb straff (penalty for wrongdoing) · ro pedeapsă (suffering imposed as retribution) · tr ceza (act of punishing) · cu кара (act of punishing) · es escarmiento (penalty for wrongdoing) · xcl պատիժ (penalty for wrongdoing) · uz jazo (act of punishing) · sk trest (act of punishing) · uk покара́ння (penalty for wrongdoing) · da straf (penalty for wrongdoing) · pl kara (penalty for wrongdoing) · he עונש \ עֹנֶשׁ (act of punishing) · ca punició (harsh treatment or experience) · sk trest (penalty for wrongdoing) · lb Bestrofung (penalty for wrongdoing) · tg иқоб (act of punishing) · my ဒဏ် (act of punishing) · pl karanie (act of punishing) · ang wīte (act of punishing) · nl straf (penalty for wrongdoing) · ne सजाय (act of punishing) · cmn 刑罰 /刑罚 (penalty for wrongdoing) · gl punición (act of punishing) · yue 刑罰 /刑罚 (act of punishing) · fr punition (penalty for wrongdoing) · fr punition (act of punishing) · ja 処罰 (act of punishing) · ca puniment (harsh treatment or experience) · ro pedeapsă (act of punishing) · eo puno (act of punishing) · ba яза (act of punishing) · pt castigo (penalty for wrongdoing) · chr ᎤᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗ (penalty for wrongdoing) · ro penalizare (suffering imposed as retribution) · ml ശിക്ഷ (act of punishing) · ur مُجازات (act of punishing) · nl afstraffing (harsh treatment or experience) · hy պատիժ (act of punishing) · bn দণ্ড (act of punishing) · ml ശിക്ഷ (penalty for wrongdoing) · ar جَزَاء (act of punishing) · pt punição (penalty for wrongdoing) · mk казнување (act of punishing) · ps ايداد (act of punishing) · be ка́ра (act of punishing) · gd peanasachadh (act of punishing) · hi दण्ड (penalty for wrongdoing) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍄 (act of punishing) · km ទណ្ឌ (act of punishing) · uz sazo (act of punishing) · hy պատուհաս (harsh treatment or experience) · or ଶାସ୍ତି (act of punishing) · ja 刑罰 (penalty for wrongdoing) · ko 처벌 (act of punishing) · la supplicium (act of punishing) · qu wanay (act of punishing) · es penitencia (suffering imposed as retribution) · km ទណ្ឌកម្ម (act of punishing) · mn шийтгэл (act of punishing) · lb Strof (act of punishing) · nl vergelding (suffering imposed as retribution) · mn ᠰᠢᠳᠬᠡᠯ (act of punishing) · kw kessydhyans (act of punishing) · mk казна (act of punishing) · ga pionós (penalty for wrongdoing) · sv straff (penalty for wrongdoing) · cy cosb (penalty for wrongdoing) · sh ка̏зна (penalty for wrongdoing) · hu büntetés (act of punishing) · ja 処罰 (penalty for wrongdoing) · ro pedeapsă (penalty for wrongdoing) · nl boetedoening (suffering imposed as retribution) · pl wycisk (harsh treatment or experience) · gl castigo (penalty for wrongdoing) · nrf peunnition (harsh treatment or experience) · kk жаза (act of punishing) · la pūnītiō (penalty for wrongdoing) · sah буруйдааһын (act of punishing) · es punición (act of punishing) · grc τιμωρία (penalty for wrongdoing) · be пакара́ньне (act of punishing) · fo revsing (act of punishing) · izh rangaissos (penalty for wrongdoing) · fi rangaistus (penalty for wrongdoing) · fa-ira مُجازَات (penalty for wrongdoing) · et karistus (act of punishing) · pdt Strof (penalty for wrongdoing) · sa दम (act of punishing) · kn ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ (act of punishing) · hy պատիժ (harsh treatment or experience) · es escarmiento (act of punishing) · bn শাস্তি (act of punishing) · lo ທັນ (act of punishing) · grc τιμωρία (act of punishing) · ta தண்டம் (act of punishing) · pt punição (act of punishing) · or ଦଣ୍ଡ (act of punishing) · fr châtiment (suffering imposed as retribution) · lt bausmė (act of punishing)