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unfeeling(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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unkind(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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hostile(adjective, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving)
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hurtful(severe, harsh, cruel)
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in retaliation(expression, adjective, idiom, punishment)
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inhuman
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invidious
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irreconcilable
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malicious(adjective, reactive, reciprocal, tit-for-tat)
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mean(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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oppressive
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painful
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penitentiary
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penological
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punished
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recompensing
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recompensive
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relentless(adjective, hard, severe, sharp, nasty)
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reparative
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restitutive
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