Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpunished

/ənpˈʌnɪʃt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: un-pun-ished
IPA: /ənpˈʌnɪʃt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Villa full-back Alan Hutton was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when his two-footed challenge on Shane Long went unpunished by referee Phil Dowd."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English punished English unpunished From un- + punished.

Derived Forms

unpunishedly

Phrases

no good deed ever goes unpunished no good deed goes unpunished

Rhymes With

punished

Questions

How do you pronounce unpunished?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənpˈʌnɪʃt/.
What does unpunished mean?: Not punished
Where does unpunished come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English punished English unpunished From un- + punished.

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