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afflict(verb, beat, correct, discipline, humble)
7
correct(verb, hurt, dismiss, criticize, harm)
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cudgel(verb, beat, attack, criticize, strike)
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desolate
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flay(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize)
7
infliction(noun, torment, disaster, punishment, plague)
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knout(noun, push, goad, lash, crop)
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nemesis(noun, opponent, bane, archenemy)
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penalize(verb, beat, correct, criticize, censure)
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scorch(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize)
7
threat(noun, adversity, affliction, bale)
7
wallop(verb, beat, attack, crush, criticize)
6
batter(verb, beat, hurt, dismiss, correct)
6
belt(noun, verb, beat, defeat, crush)
6
buffet(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overwhelm)
6
devastate(verb, torment, curse, plague)
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drub(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize)
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epidemic(noun, bother, disease, cold, annoyance)
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slap(verb, cut, beat, attack, criticize)
6
tribulation(noun, difficulty, burden, collapse, woe)
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