punishment

punishment synonyms

retribution compare punishment and retribution
chastisement compare punishment and chastisement
judgment compare punishment and judgment
affliction compare punishment and affliction
correction compare punishment and correction
sentence compare punishment and sentence
reproof compare punishment and reproof
comeuppance compare punishment and comeuppance
penance compare punishment and penance
censure compare punishment and censure
blame compare punishment and blame
castigation compare punishment and castigation
requital compare punishment and requital
vengeance compare punishment and vengeance
admonition compare punishment and admonition
misfortune compare punishment and misfortune
abuse compare punishment and abuse
penalization compare punishment and penalization
condemnation compare punishment and condemnation
discipline compare punishment and discipline
reward compare punishment and reward
suffering compare punishment and suffering
sanction compare punishment and sanction
reparation compare punishment and reparation
torture compare punishment and torture
trial compare punishment and trial
visitation compare punishment and visitation
mulct compare punishment and mulct
mortification compare punishment and mortification
maltreatment compare punishment and maltreatment
penalisation compare punishment and penalisation
forfeit compare punishment and forfeit
responsibility compare punishment and responsibility
repayment compare punishment and repayment
ruling compare punishment and ruling
rap compare punishment and rap
scourge compare punishment and scourge
punitive action compare punishment and punitive action
reprimand compare punishment and reprimand
torment compare punishment and torment
reckoning compare punishment and reckoning
verdict compare punishment and verdict
reproach compare punishment and reproach
revenge compare punishment and revenge
rebuke compare punishment and rebuke
ill treatment compare punishment and ill treatment
fate compare punishment and fate
amercement compare punishment and amercement
disciplining compare punishment and disciplining
pronouncement compare punishment and pronouncement

punishment definitions

noun

  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime. 

  • Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling. 

  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction. 

  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution