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punishto impose a penalty on someone for wrongdoing

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to impose a penalty on someone for wrongdoing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpʌnɪʃ/

Korean meaning: 벌을 주다, 처벌하다

Korean pronunciation: **퍼**니시

Example Sentences

  • My mom punished me by taking away my gaming console for a month
  • The court will punish tax evaders with heavy fines
  • Don't punish yourself for making that mistake - everyone learns from failures

punish

VERB

//ˈpʌnɪʃ//

to impose a penalty on someone for wrongdoing

punish concept
💡 Concept

to impose a penalty on someone for wrongdoing

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punish rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Punish to finish, watch errors diminish

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpʌnɪʃ/

🌳Etymology

Rootpun-
Suffix--ish

Origin

라틴어 'punire'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '벌을 주다'라는 의미였습니다. 고대 로마에서 범죄자들에게 처벌을 내릴 때 사용되던 단어가 현재까지 이어져 내려온 것입니다.

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🎵Rhyme

finishdiminishreplenish
finish
diminish
replenish

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom punished me by taking away my gaming console for a month

The court will punish tax evaders with heavy fines

Don't punish yourself for making that mistake - everyone learns from failures

😄 Fun example

The soccer coach punished the late players by making them run extra laps

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

penalizedisciplinechastisesanction

Antonyms

rewardpraiseforgive

Related

punishmentpenaltyconsequencejustice