Nemesis and Vindication

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

Usage example: social ostracism was once society's nemesis for those who defied its sexual mores

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Vindication is an antonym for nemesis.

Vindication noun - A setting free from a charge of wrongdoing.

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Nemesis is an antonym for vindication.

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