English Explanatory Dictionary

overpunish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To punish excessively; to issue a punishment that is harsher than necessary.

Word forms

overpunish overpunishes overpunishing overpunished

Etymology

From over- + punish.

Related words

overpunishment

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