punishment
/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/
noun
- A penalty imposed on someone for doing something wrong or breaking a rule.
- She accepted her punishment quietly, knowing she had broken the rules.
- The teacher gave the student detention as punishment for cheating on the test.
- In many countries, the punishment for theft can include a fine or prison time.
- Rough or harmful treatment that causes damage or hardship.
- The old car took a lot of punishment on the bumpy dirt road.
- His shoes showed the punishment of years of hiking through rough terrain.
- The team's defense took heavy punishment from the opposing offense.
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