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punishments

noun
SayPUN-ish-muhnts/ˈpʌnɪʃmənts/

1 meaning of punishments

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of punishment. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    The teacher handed out different punishments to the students who broke the rules.

    Some punishments felt too harsh for such small mistakes.

    Note

punishments is a form of punishment

punishment, noun: The act of making someone face an unpleasant result for behaving badly, usually by a parent or teacher. Full entry

Forms
punishmentpunishments plural
Spelling
punishment → punishments: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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