Happiness and Punishment

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Happiness noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Punishment is an antonym for happiness.

Nearby Words: happy, happily

Punishment noun - Suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense.

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Happiness is an antonym for punishment in penalty topic.

good	good happiness	good punishment
full	full happiness	full punishment
usual	usual happiness	usual punishment
common	common happiness	common punishment
Other adjectives: actual, real, extreme, little, potential, ultimate, new, less, greater, sadistic.

Video Game Cruelty Punishment: Push people too hard, get their happiness meters too low, and they will revolt.

Source: Video Game / Tropico

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