different between punishment vs penalize

English

Etymology

From Middle English punishement, punyschment, punyschement, ponyshemente, from Old French punissement, from punir (“to punish”), synchronically equivalent to punish +? -ment. Compare the English nouns punishing and punition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?n??m?nt/
• Hyphenation: pun?ish?ment

Noun

punishment (countable and uncountable, plural punishments)

1. The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

2. A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.

3. A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
4. (figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling

Synonyms

• castigation
• punition
• beating

Antonyms

• reward

Hyponyms

• retribution
• corporal punishment
• mirror punishment

Derived terms

• brute for punishment

Related terms

• punishable
• punisher
• punishing
• punitive
• impunity

Translations

See also

• telishment

Anagrams

• unshipment

English

Alternative forms

• penalise (UK)

Etymology

From penal +? -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?pi?.n?l.a?z/, /?p?n.?l.a?z/

Verb

penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
2. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

Related terms

• penal
• penalization
• penalty

Translations

Anagrams

• panelize

Portuguese

Verb

penalize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of penalizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of penalizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of penalizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of penalizar