punishment

English

/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/

noun
Definitions
  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
  • (figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English punishement derived from Old French punissement affix from English punish root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷey-

Gloss

pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

払

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