English Explanatory Dictionary

mispunish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To punish inappropriately; to give the wrong amount or type of punishment, or to punish someone for an offense they did not commit.

Word forms

mispunish mispunishes mispunishing mispunished

Etymology

From mis- + punish.

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