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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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