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chastisement(noun, right, abuse, return, discipline)
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correction(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
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punishing(verb, adjective, severe, painful, demanding)
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punishment(noun, right, abuse, return, stick)
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castigating(noun, verb, disapproving, punishing)
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castigation(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
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discipline(noun, right, abuse, return, reprimand)
6
disciplining(noun, verb, adjective, right, return)
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chastising(noun, verb, disapproving, punishing)
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corrective(adjective, vengeful, punitive)
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agonizing(verb, adjective, punishing)
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disciplinary(adjective, vengeful, punitive)
4
penalizing(verb, adjective, punishing, vengeful, punitive)
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punitive(adjective, vengeful)
3
afflicting(verb, punishing)
3
anguishing(verb, adjective, punishing)
3
confining(verb, adjective, punishing)
3
correcting(verb, punishing)
3
deserts(noun, right, return, discipline, reprimand)
3
embarrassing(adjective, shameful, humbling, mortifying)
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