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Punish
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
To cause someone to suffer for a mistake or wrongdoing.
Synonyms:
discipline
penalize
reprimand
Antonyms:
reward
pardon
forgive
Examples:
What is
punished
is avoided.
"If anyone is
punishing
you, you're doing it to yourself."
God
punishes
bad children, Jane Eyre.'
Etymology:
From Middle English
punissen
, from Old French
punir
, from Latin
punire
(
to inflict penalty for
), derived from
poena
(
penalty
).
Usage Statistics:
19 mentions per 1 million words
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