adj

punished

PUH-nihsht

adj

Having received a penalty or harsh treatment for wrongdoing.

"The punished students had to stay after school."

How to Use Punished

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHaving been given a penalty.

more punished comparative, most punished superlative

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The _____ students had to stay after school.

unchastised unpunished

unpunished

fished famished vanished polished finished banished cherished furnished published nourished anguished tarnished

unchastised unpunished