punished

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punished

/ˈpʌnɪʃt/

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of punish

adjective more punished · most punished

That has been the object of punishment.
Similar: chastised, done, punished

Opposite: unchastised, unpunished

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: disciplined, chastened, tortured, admonished, censured, chastised, corrected, fined, penalized, rebuked, reprimanded, reproved, tarred-and-feathered, penalised, penalty, punishment

adjective

Opposite: unchastised, unpunished

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@misc{punished_2026,
  title = {punished},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/punished},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}