noun🔗ShareThe act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction."The school's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "lawgovernmentpolicemoralsocietyguiltactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime."The student's punishment for cheating was a week of detention. "lawgovernmentpolicesocietyguiltmoralinhumanactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution"The student's poor behavior earned him punishment: a week of extra chores at home. "lawgovernmentsocietyactionguiltmoralsufferingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling"a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment"sufferingconditionactionoutcomelawsocietymoralessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
