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punishing(verb, severe, painful, demanding)
6
disciplining(noun, verb, right, return)
5
corrective(vengeful, punitive)
4
agonizing(verb, punishing)
4
disciplinary(vengeful, punitive)
4
penalizing(verb, punishing, vengeful, punitive)
4
punitive
3
anguishing(verb, punishing)
3
confining(verb, punishing)
3
embarrassing(shameful, humbling, mortifying)
3
humiliating(shameful, derogatory)
3
penal(disciplinary, punitive)
3
retributive(vengeful, punitive)
3
shameful
2
crucifying(verb, punishing)
2
crushing(shameful, demanding, exhausting, punishing)
2
distressing(verb, punishing)
2
grueling
2
humbling
2
imprisoning(verb, punishing)
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