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unpunished

pun·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhn-ish]
    • /ˈpʌn ɪʃ/
    • /ʌnˈpʌn.ɪʃt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhn-ish]
    • /ˈpʌn ɪʃ/

Definitions of unpunished word

  • verb with object unpunished to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal. 1
  • verb with object unpunished to inflict a penalty for (an offense, fault, etc.): to punish theft. 1
  • verb with object unpunished to handle severely or roughly, as in a fight. 1
  • verb with object unpunished to put to painful exertion, as a horse in racing. 1
  • verb with object unpunished Informal. to make a heavy inroad on; deplete: to punish a quart of whiskey. 1
  • verb without object unpunished to inflict punishment. 1

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Origin of unpunished

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English punischen < Middle French puniss-, long stem of punir < Latin pūnīre; akin to poena penalty, pain

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Parts of speech for Unpunished

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unpunished popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

unpunished usage trend in Literature

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