Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Punishment

• (n.) The act of punishing.
• (n.) Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because of a crime or offense.
• (n.) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention.

Synonyms of Punishment

• Penalty
• Penalization
• Penalisation

Antonyms of Punishment

Homophones of Punishment