Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punished

/ˈpʌnɪʃt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
pun-ished
IPA
/ˈpʌnɪʃt/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of punish

adj

That has been the object of punishment.

Inflected Forms

more punished (comparative) most punished (superlative)

Derived Forms

underpunished unpunished

Synonyms

chastised done punished

Antonyms

unchastised unpunished

Rhymes With

unpunished

Questions

How do you pronounce punished?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌnɪʃt/.
What does punished mean?
simple past and past participle of punish

How to pronounce punished

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