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admonishment(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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affliction(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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distress(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, care)
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dressing-down(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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hard times(noun, expression, distress, rebuke, adversity)
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kick in the teeth(noun, expression, idiom, censure, rebuff)
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lecture(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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not good(expression, bad, grody)
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pest(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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poverty(noun, trouble, difficulty, distress, drag)
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rap(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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refusal(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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slap in the face(noun, expression, idiom, censure, rebuff)
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talking-to(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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telling-off(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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tongue-lashing(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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admonition(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
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adversity(noun, trouble, blow, difficulty, distress)
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albatross(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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anguish(noun, trouble, blow, distress, care)
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