4
trial(noun, trouble, charge, concern, strain)
4
visitation(noun, curse, plague, fate, affliction)
3
admonishment(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
admonition(noun, censure, discipline, rebuff, reprimand)
3
atonement(noun, compensation, forfeit, reparation, amends)
3
banishment
3
charge(trouble, concern, strain, burden, weight)
3
crucifixion(noun, hit, killing, slaying, choking)
3
desert(noun, reward)
3
deserts(noun, right, return, discipline, reprimand)
3
distress(noun, torment, curse)
3
dressing-down(noun, censure, rebuff, reprimand, snub)
3
exile
3
handicap(noun, sentence, penalty)
3
lashing
3
penalisation
3
plague(noun, torment, blight)
3
severity
3
suffering(noun, ruin, stick, reprimand, torment)
3
thrashing
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