punish
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The meaning (definition) of the word punish
to make someone face a bad result for doing wrong
The word punish used in a sentence
“Dad did not punish me because the broken cup was an accident”
Words that mean the opposite of punish (antonyms)
forgive
How the word punish is said around the world
| French | punir (pew-NEER) |
| Spanish | castigar (kahs-tee-GAHR) |
| Mandarin | 惩罚 (chuhng fah) |
| Hindi | सज़ा देना (sa-ZAA DAY-nah) |
| Arabic | يُعاقِبُ (yu-AA-ki-bu) |
| Russian | наказывать (na-KA-zi-vat) |
| Portuguese (EU) | castigar (kush-tee-GAR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | castigar (kahs-chee-GAR) |
| Japanese | ばつをあたえる (BAHT-suu oh ah-tah-EH-ruu) |
| German | bestrafen (beh-SHTRAH-fen) |
| Urdu | سزا دینا (sa-ZAA DAY-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਸਜ਼ਾ ਦੇਣਾ (sa-ZAA DAY-naa) |
| Korean | 벌주다 (bul-JOO-dah) |
| Hebrew | להעניש (leh-hah-ah-NEESH) |
| Greek | τιμωρώ (tee-moh-ROH) |
| Dutch | straffen (STRAH-fun) |
| Tagalog | parusahan (pah-roo-SAH-hahn) |
| Vietnamese | phạt (faht) |
| Turkish | cezalandırmak (jeh-zah-lahn-dur-MAHK) |
| Persian | تنبیه کردن (tan-BEEH kar-DAN) |
| Polish | ukarać (oo-KAH-rach) |
| Ukrainian | карати (kah-RAH-tih) |
| Bengali | শাস্তি দেওয়া (SHASH-tee DAY-wah) |
| Swedish | straffa (STRAH-fah) |
| Italian | punire (poo-NEE-reh) |
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