Wong Ho-chiu
Search results
- Dictionarypunish/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
verb
- 1. inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code: "I have done wrong and I'm being punished for it" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
PUNISHED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of punish 2. to cause someone who has done something wrong or…. Learn more.
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.: Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished. He punished the class by giv ing them extra work.
Synonyms for PUNISHED: penalized, fined, sentenced, convicted, criticized, disciplined, chastised, corrected; Antonyms of PUNISHED: excused, spared, pardoned, forfeited, released, got off, acquitted, commuted
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.: Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished. He punished the class by giv ing them extra work.
punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict a penalty on in requital for wrongdoing. punish implies subjecting to a penalty for wrongdoing. punished for stealing. chastise may apply to either the infliction of corporal punishment or to verbal censure or denunciation.
Find 28 different ways to say PUNISHED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Definition of punish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
