2
purgative
2
purgatorial
2
sackcloth and ashes(expression, idiom, atonement)
2
suffering(noun, abuse, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
1
abuse(noun, stick, discipline, reprimand, sanction)
1
abysm
1
affliction(noun, trouble, ruin, worry, pain)
1
amercement(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
asceticism
1
beating(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
bedlam(noun, hell)
1
blazes(noun, difficulty, misery, trial, grave)
1
bog
1
cage
1
castigation(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
cathartic
1
chastening(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
chastisement(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
1
clawing
1
cleansing
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