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Punishing
/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/
To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
📖 Definitions of "Punishing"
verb
- 1
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."
- 2
To treat harshly and unfairly.
- 3
To handle or beat severely; to maul.
- 4
To consume a large quantity of.
noun
- 1
Punishment.
adjective
- 1
That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
- 2
Debilitating, harsh.
"a punishing blow"
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