162 entries under noun topic. ×

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punishment(torment, plague, blight, bane)
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cancer(evil, pain, magic, adversity)
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catastrophe(adversity, calamity, affliction, bale)
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correction(torment, punishment, plague, blight)
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ravage(verb, cold, wave, plague)
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infliction(torment, disaster, punishment, plague)
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knout(push, goad, lash, crop)
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nemesis(opponent, bane, archenemy)
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threat(adversity, affliction, bale)
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belt(verb, beat, defeat, crush)
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epidemic(bother, disease, cold, annoyance)
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tribulation(difficulty, burden, collapse, woe)
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canker(verb, ruin, evil, pain)
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disease(evil, difficulty, burden, stain)
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flagellum
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misery(trouble, ruin, difficulty, distress)
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quirt
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strap(verb, beat, push, strike)
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visitation(collapse, torment, disaster, catastrophe)
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adversity(difficulty, burden, collapse, woe)
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