punishment

noun

Compounds

Combines

In compounds

capital punishment

Forms

singular : punishment
plural : punishments

Senses

imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome as a response and deterrent to an action or behaviour that is deemed undesirable or unacceptable
facet of operant conditioning; change in a human or animal's surroundings that occurs after a given behavior or response which reduces the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future