past and past participle
The action involved making someone suffer or lose something because they had done something wrong or broken a rule.
The teacher punished the student for cheating.
She was punished for breaking the rules.
American English
How to pronounce punished
verbB1Common word
PUHnihsht
/ˈpʰə.nɪʃt̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of punish
Punished is used both for a completed past action and as a past participle in perfect and passive sentences.
The action involved making someone suffer or lose something because they had done something wrong or broken a rule.
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past and past participle
The action involved making a person or part of the body suffer greatly through hard physical activity or repeated attack.
The steep climb punished my legs.
The boxer had punished his opponent with body shots.