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- pronunciation:
- puh
nihsh
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
punishes, punishing, punished |
| definition: |
to cause someone to experience a thing that is painful or not pleasant because he or she did something wrong.
He punished his son for telling lies.- similar words:
- discipline
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| derivation: |
punisher (n.) |
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