1. Subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offence or fault or in order to coerce some behaviour (as a confession or obedience)
   "The punished student was not allowed to attend the school dance"

1. Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
   "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again";
   - penalize, penalise [Brit], sanction
    
2. Treat or be treated in a bad, harsh or unfair way; be subject to a bad outcome or be beaten
   "Are states being punished for their successful efforts in attracting business?"

See also: tarred-and-feathered

Type of: bring down, impose, inflict, obtrude, visit

Antonym: unpunished

Encyclopedia: Punished, as a Boy