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Synonyms for punishments
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puhn-ish-muh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʌn ɪʃ mənt |
Top 10 synonyms for punishments Other synonyms for the word punishments
- castigation
- chastening
- chastisement
- comeuppance
- confiscation
- correction
- deprivation
- disciplinary action
- forfeit
- gallows
- hard work
- infliction
- just desserts
- lumps
- maltreatment
- mortification
- mulct
- ostracism
- pain
- penance
- proof
- punitive measures
- purgatory
- reparation
- rod
- rough treatment
- sequestration
- short shrift
- slave labor
- unhappiness
- victimization
- what for
Définition of punishments
Origin :- late 14c., from Anglo-French punisement (late 13c.), Old French punissement, from punir (see punish). Meaning "rough handling" is from 1811.
- noun penalty
- The punishments that fell upon them fell upon the wrong shoulders.
- Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts
- But I can't understand why I'm allowed to, after all the threats and punishments.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- In short, we believe a future state of rewards and punishments.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Might not that lead to a confusion between rewards and punishments?
- Extract from : « The Cook's Decameron: A Study in Taste: » by Mrs. W. G. Waters
- Punishments of offences and modes of procedure come next in order.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- It is a vision of the rewards and punishments which await good and bad men after death.
- Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
- The punishments inflicted on them bear no proportion to their crimes.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- Think of it—their dependence on man, their temptations, their rewards, their punishments!
- Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
- Not the least important information was that relating to punishments of the past.
- Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
- After enduring these punishments, he was sent to the Fleet prison.
- Extract from : « Bygone Punishments » by William Andrews
Antonyms for punishments
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