punishing

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/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.“If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person.”
To treat harshly and unfairly.
To handle or beat severely; to maul.
To consume a large quantity of.

noun

Punishment.

adjective

That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
Debilitating, harsh.“a punishing blow”

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Synonyms

castigate mistreat gruelling arduous backbreaking laborious toilsome labourious effortful hard grueling heavy suppressing suppression repression censuring crackdown punitive

Associated

rewarding perpetrators sins offender blows punish trafficking norms punished punishment wicked overs

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