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harshness
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heartlessness
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inclemency
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inexorableness
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infliction(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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just desserts(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
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kick in the teeth(noun, expression, idiom, end, pitilessness)
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lumps(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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maltreatment(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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mercilessness
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mortification(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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mulct(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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ostracism(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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pain(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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penalty(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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penance(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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point-blank refusal
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proof(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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punitive measures(noun, expression, abuse, discipline, reprimand)
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purgatory(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
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