8
blame(noun, verb)
7
punishment(noun, blame)
6
avarice
6
cruelty(noun, blame)
6
retribution(noun, sympathy, payback)
6
revenge(noun, sympathy, grievance, retaliation)
6
vengeance(noun, sympathy, retaliation)
5
castigation
5
chastisement
5
malignance(respect, regard, loving)
4
penalty(noun, advantage, punishment)
4
condemnation
4
grudge(noun, hard, respect, loving)
3
mercilessness(noun, blame, sympathy)
1
severity
1
prosecute
1
reprimand(noun, praise, punishment)
1
reprisal
1
requital
1
retaliation
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