afstraffing

Meaning

1. (feminine, literally) a stern, severe punishment, in particular as retribution
2. (feminine) a castigation (a humiliating or sobering experience)
3. (feminine) a painful, embarrassing failure or defeat, a beating

Concepts

punishment

nemesis

penalisation

penalization

penalty

pounding

reprimand

thrashing

beating

rugby union

Synonyms

straf

vergelding

boete

kastijding

beproeving

boetedoening

bestraffing

bezoeking

Translations

punition

puniment

punició

châtiment

Strafe

τιμωρία

Sanktion

ποινή

Abstrafung

Bestrafung

correction

penalty

Denkzettel

Züchtigung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑfˌstrɑ.fɪŋ/

Etymology

From afstraffen (“to punish (severely)”) + -ing (“-ing, -ion, -ment”).