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punishable
pun·ish P0661600 (pŭn′ĭsh)v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr.1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt: My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert.v.intr. To exact or mete out punishment.
[Middle English punissen, punishen, from Old French punir, puniss-, from Latin poenīre, pūnīre, from poena, punishment, from Greek poinē; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
pun′ish·a·bil′i·ty n.pun′ish·a·ble adj.pun′ish·er n.Synonyms: punish, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize
These verbs mean to subject a person to something negative for an offense, sin, or fault. Punish is the least specific: The principal punished the students who were caught cheating. Chastise historically has entailed corporal punishment but now usually involves a verbal rebuke as a means of effecting improvement in behavior: The sarcastic child was roundly chastised for insolence. Discipline stresses punishment inflicted by an authority in order to control or to eliminate unacceptable conduct: The worker was disciplined for insubordination. Castigate means to censure or criticize severely, often in public: The judge castigated the attorney for badgering the witness. Penalize usually implies the forfeiture of money or of a privilege or gain because rules or regulations have been broken: Those who file their income-tax returns late will be penalized.punishable (ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl) adjliable to be punished or deserving of punishment ˌpunishaˈbility npun•ish•a•ble (ˈpʌn ɪ ʃə bəl)
adj. liable to or deserving punishment. [1375–1425] pun`ish•a•bil′i•ty, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | punishable - liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"guilty - responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act; "guilty of murder"; "the guilty person"; "secret guilty deeds" | | 2. | punishable - subject to punishment by law; "a penal offense"penalillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" |
punishableadjective culpable, criminal, chargeable, indictable, blameworthy, convictable make slavery a punishable offenceTranslationspunish (ˈpaniʃ) verb1. to cause to suffer for a crime or fault. He was punished for stealing the money. 懲罰 惩罚2. to give punishment for. The teacher punishes disobedience. 懲罰 处罚ˈpunishable adjective (of offences etc) able or likely to be punished by law. Driving without a licence is a punishable offence. 該罰的 该罚的ˈpunishment noun1. the act of punishing or process of being punished. 懲罰 惩罚2. suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc. He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment. 處罰 处罚punitive (ˈpjuːnətiv) adjective giving punishment. 給予懲罰的 给予惩罚的
IdiomsSeepunishpunishable
Related to punishable: punishable offenseSynonyms for punishableadj culpableSynonyms- culpable
- criminal
- chargeable
- indictable
- blameworthy
- convictable
Synonyms for punishableadj liable to or deserving punishmentRelated Wordsadj subject to punishment by lawSynonymsRelated Words |