mispunish
mispunish · mispunishes · mispunished · mispunishing
To punish inappropriatelyTo punish inappropriately; to give the wrong amount or type of punishment, or to punish someone for an offense they did not commit.
Meaning
1 sensesTo punish inappropriately; to give the wrong amount or type of punishment, or to punish someone for an offense they did not commit.
Origin
From mis- + punish.From mis- + punish.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
mispunishes, mispunishing, mispunished, mispunished| Base form | mispunish · to mispunish |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | mispunishes |
| Present participle | mispunishing |
| Past simple | mispunished |
| Past participle | mispunished |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle