punishment
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Word parts[change]
Pronunciation[change]
- IPA (key): /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: pun‧ish‧ment
Noun[change]
- (countable & uncountable) A punishment is a response to bad actions; it is used to try to stop another bad action.
- Synonym: penalty
- Punishment is hard to accept.
- His punishments were financial and verbal.