| afflict(verb, beat, correct, discipline, humble) |
| correct(verb, hurt, dismiss, criticize, harm) |
| cudgel(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike) |
| desolate |
| flay(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize) |
| infliction(noun, torment, disaster, punishment, plague) |
| knout(noun, push, goad, lash, crop) |
| nemesis(noun, opponent, bane, archenemy) |
| penalize(verb, beat, correct, criticize, censure) |
| scorch(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize) |
| threat(noun, adversity, affliction, bale) |
| wallop(verb, beat, attack, crush, criticize) |
| batter(verb, beat, hurt, dismiss, correct) |
| belt(noun, verb, beat, defeat, crush) |
| buffet(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overwhelm) |
| devastate(verb, torment, curse, plague) |
| drub(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize) |
| epidemic(noun, bother, disease, cold, annoyance) |
| slap(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize) |
| tribulation(noun, difficulty, burden, collapse, woe) |