chastening

acute agonizing exquisite grueling harrowing intense searing severe unbearable

burning consuming piercing punishing racking rending shooting stabbing tearing tormenting torturing

extreme insufferable sharp torturesome unendurable violent

calm dull easy facile mild

bearable endurable helpful pleasant pleasing soothing

arduous backbreaking brutal demanding excruciating exhausting fierce laborious punishing strenuous tiring torturous trying

crushing fatiguing grinding hairy hard harsh heavy racking severe stiff

easy effortless facile gentle kind trivial

punitive

corrective penalizing punishing punitory reformatory retributive

castigation criticism discipline penalty rebuke reprimand reproof

award compliment forgiveness praise reward

chastisement comeuppance compensation deserving discipline disciplining due guerdon lumps meed merit payment penalty punishment recompense requital retribution return revenge reward right

get hers get his talion what is coming to one what one is asking for

award forgiveness pardon penalty reward sympathy

abuse beating discipline forfeiture retribution sanction suffering torture trial

amercement castigation chastisement comeuppance confiscation correction deprivation forfeit gallows infliction lumps maltreatment mortification mulct ostracism pain penance proof purgatory reparation rod sequestration unhappiness victimization

disciplinary action hard work punitive measures rough treatment short shrift what for

award happiness reward

indulgence

encouragement exoneration praise protection