Outpunish

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To surpass in punishing. rare, transitive

    "But if the threat is merely unpleasant rather than painful, the first person may increase the intensity of his or her negative acts too, trying as it were to outpunish the punisher."

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"But if the threat is merely unpleasant rather than painful, the first person may increase the intensity of his or her negative acts too, trying as it were to outpunish the punisher."

Etymology

From out- + punish.

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