American English
/ˈpʰə.nɪʃ.mn̩t̚/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Something unpleasant that a person in authority makes someone experience because they did something wrong.
Practice out loudSomething unpleasant that a person in authority makes someone experience because they did something wrong.
The teacher gave him extra work as punishment for cheating.
Her punishment was losing her phone for a week.
Use punishment for the general idea and a punishment for one specific penalty.
severe punishment · harsh punishment · physical punishment · face punishment
punishment for + noun/gerund
as punishment for + noun/gerund
An official penalty given by a court or another legal authority for breaking the law.
The punishment for this crime can be five years in prison.
The judge decided that the punishment was too severe.
legal punishment · criminal punishment · maximum punishment · punishment under the law
punishment for + crime
punishment under + law
the legal practice of killing someone as punishment for a serious crime
The country abolished capital punishment in 1987.
physical punishment intended to cause pain
Many schools have banned corporal punishment.