penalty
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of punishing
Types & categories
- social control hypernym
- chastisement hyponym
- corporal punishment hyponym
- cruel and unusual punishment hyponym
- detention hyponym
- discipline hyponym
- economic strangulation hyponym
- imprisonment hyponym
- medicine hyponym
- self-punishment hyponym
- stick hyponym
- self-mortification hyponym
Related & opposite
- punish derivation
Sense 2 noun
a payment required for not fulfilling a contract
Types & categories
- payment hypernym
- retribution hyponym
- forfeit hyponym
- fine hyponym
Sense 3 noun
the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
neglected his health and paid the penalty
Types & categories
- disadvantage hypernym
Related & opposite
- advantage antonym
Sense 4 noun
(games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game
Types & categories
- handicap hypernym
- game misconduct hyponym
Related & opposite
- game domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | punish |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | social control |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chastisement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corporal punishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cruel and unusual punishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detention |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | discipline |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | economic strangulation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | imprisonment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | medicine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-punishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stick |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | self-mortification |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | payment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | retribution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | forfeit |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fine |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | advantage |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disadvantage |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | game |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | handicap |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | game misconduct |