punished (A2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Definition
To cause someone to experience a difficult or unpleasant thing because they have done something wrong.
Examples
The judge decided to punish the thief with a prison sentence.
Parents often punish their children for misbehaving.
The company was punished by the market for its poor performance.
How to Use punished
- punish someone for something (prepositional phrase)
- To impose a penalty on a person because they did something wrong. — "The teacher will punish the students for talking during the test."
- punish sb severely (collocation)
- To punish someone in a very harsh or extreme way. — "The judge punished the criminal severely for his crimes."
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