punishing

[US]/'pʌnɪʃɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extremely demanding; harsh.

Phrases & Collocations

punishing schedule

punishing workout

punishing punishment

harshly punishing

punishing regime

Example Sentences

the recession was having a punishing effect on our business.

In judge"s management part, the article investigated emphatically centrical judge"s tenure of office, systems of rewarding and punishing and prohibiting calling on etc.

Equipped with a Corellian JumpMaster 5000 christened the Punishing One, Dengar was a one-man judge, jury and executioner tracking down criminals of the New Order.

Real-world Examples

He said that Jobs was punishing him.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

I hope you don't feel like I'm punishing you.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

But the latest 50-day war that ended August 26 was particularly punishing, people here say.

Source: VOA Standard October 2014 Collection

Why are we punishing the trees for that?

Source: Vox opinion

I'm not punishing you for an error.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

I was doing my best but the driver was still punishing me cruelly, which seemed very unfair.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

Paradoxically, punishing fake injury might just encourage teams to polish their acting skills.

Source: The Economist - International

But the enforcement power, the right to punish, everyone can do the punishing in the state of nature.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

They'll enjoy punishing you in public too much.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Or a daughter punishing the choices of her mother.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

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