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overpunishments

overpunishments is the plural of overpunishment.

Meaning of overpunishment

Noun

overpunishment (countable and uncountable, plural overpunishments)

  1. Excessive punishment.
    • Parental overpunishment could very well be the major factor in producing the distractability, the impulsivity, the social incompetence, and above all, the angry anti-authority attitudes so commonly seen in delinquent misconduct.1976 March 1, Ralph S. Welsh, “VIOLENCE, PERMISSIVENESS THE OVERPUNISHED CHILD”, in Journal of Pediatric Psychology, volume 1, number 2, →DOI, page 68

Questions about overpunishments

What is overpunishments the plural of?
Overpunishments is the plural of overpunishment.

Words near overpunishments in the dictionary

  1. overpunish
  2. overpunished
  3. overpunishes
  4. overpunishing
  5. overpunishment
  6. overpunishments
  7. overpurchase
  8. overpurchased
  9. overpurchases
  10. overpurchasing
  11. overpursue

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