punishment

Definition

  • noun: the act of punishing someone or a way of punishing someone
  • noun: the act of 'punishing'
  • synonyms: castigation, beating, punition

Examples

  • He keeps playing football despite all his injuries. I guess he's a 'glutton/sucker for punishment'. [=he is attracted to pain, suffering, difficulty, etc.]

  • These hiking boots are tough enough to take any amount of 'punishment'. [=the boots will not be ruined even if they are used very roughly]

  • The 'punishments' that the government has inflicted/imposed on the protesters are severe and unjust.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) is his mother. Huh! Martha, Martha, Martha. The mother of a flying demon must be a witch. The punishment for witches, what is that? That's right. Death by fire. Where is she? I don't know! I wouldn't let them tell me! (..)
    2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice