4
scourge(verb, beat, correct, criticize, censure)
4
tax
3
censure(attack, correct, abuse, criticize, condemn)
3
criticize(verb, attack, abuse, censure, condemn)
3
damn(verb, attack, condemn, blame, denounce)
3
dock(verb, informal, discipline, reprimand, punish)
3
exact
3
execute(verb, discipline, punish, chastise)
3
reprimand(verb, correct, criticize, censure, discipline)
3
reprove(verb, correct, censure, discipline, reprimand)
3
take to task(verb, expression, idiom, correct, discipline)
2
afflict(verb, correct, harass, discipline, torment)
2
anathematize(verb, attack, abuse, condemn, denounce)
2
blacklist(discipline, chastise)
2
burden(verb, punish)
2
confine(verb, condemn, blame, punish)
2
convict(verb, attack, abuse, condemn, blame)
2
denounce(verb, attack, condemn, blame, confine)
2
doom(verb, attack, abuse, condemn, denounce)
2
dress down(verb, expression, criticize, censure, reprimand)
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