punishment

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

punishments

1.
(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.
Đồng nghĩa: castigation, discipline, punition
2.
(countable, uncountable)A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
a light punishment
a harsh punishment
Đồng nghĩa: punishment, sanction, censure, correction, discipline, penalty, punishment, punition, sanction, sentence
3.
(countable, uncountable)A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
4.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment

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Đồng nghĩa

castigationdiscipline punition sanction censure correction penalty sentence beating

Trái nghĩa

reward acknowledgment guerdon meed payback recompensereguerdonremuneration

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English punishement, from Old French punissement, from punir (to punish). Equivalent to punish + -ment. Displaced native wīte.