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PUNISHING definition: 1. very difficult and making you feel tired: 2. to be damaged because of rough treatment: 3. very…. Learn more.
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.: Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished. He punished the class by giv ing them extra work.
1. a. : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation. b. : to inflict a penalty for the commission of (an offense) in retribution or retaliation. 2. a. : to deal with roughly or harshly. b. : to inflict injury on : hurt. intransitive verb. : to inflict punishment. punishability. ˌpə-nish-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. punishable. ˈpə-nish-ə-bəl.
Punishing definition: causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal. See examples of PUNISHING used in a sentence.
Definition of punishing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense). 3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt: My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert. v.intr. To exact or mete out punishment.
punishing. (pʌnɪʃɪŋ ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A punishing schedule, activity, or experience requires a lot of physical effort and makes you very tired or weak. It was a punishing schedule for any man, but Fox was now fifty-seven. Besides diets, he devised punishing exercise routines.
