punishment: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 17 letter points · starts with P · ends with T
Meaning of punishment
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.
Example: The naughty children were given a punishment by their teachers.
- countable, uncountable
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
Example: a light punishment
- countable, uncountable
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
Example: a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment
Listed forms: punishments.
Source: Wiktionary — punishment.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for punishment.
noun
the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is punishment in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of punishment
P(3) + U(1) + N(1) + I(1) + S(1) + H(4) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of punishment
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from punishment
346 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in punishment. Showing up to 24, longest first.