punished 音标拼音: [p'ʌnɪʃt]
punished adj 1 :
subjected to a penalty (
as pain or shame or restraint or loss )
for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (
as a confession or obedience ) [
ant :
{
unpunished }]
Punish \
Pun "
ish \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Punished };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Punishing }.] [
OE .
punischen ,
F .
punir ,
from L .
punire ,
punitum ,
akin to poena punishment ,
penalty .
See {
Pain },
and {-
ish }.]
1 .
To impose a penalty upon ;
to afflict with pain ,
loss ,
or suffering for a crime or fault ,
either with or without a view to the offender '
s amendment ;
to cause to suffer in retribution ;
to chasten ;
as ,
to punish traitors with death ;
a father punishes his child for willful disobedience .
[
1913 Webster ]
A greater power Now ruled him ,
punished in the shape he sinned .
--
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To inflict a penalty for (
an offense )
upon the offender ;
to repay ,
as a fault ,
crime ,
etc .,
with pain or loss ;
as ,
to punish murder or treason with death .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To injure ,
as by beating ;
to pommel . [
Low ]
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
To deal with roughly or harshly ; --
chiefly used with regard to a contest ;
as ,
our troops punished the enemy .
[
Colloq .
or Slang ]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Syn :
To chastise ;
castigate ;
scourge ;
whip ;
lash ;
correct ;
discipline .
See {
Chasten }.
[
1913 Webster ]
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