Punishing
Punishing adjective - Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
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Testing and punishing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Testing" instead an adjective "Punishing".
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- Father Estor describes the effect as Arland itself testing the Xenos, both rewarding and punishing them for their actions.
Source: Literature / Xenos -
It's inferred that they're some way of testing human behavior under stressful conditions, punishing dissidents of the regime and/or testing chemicals and other weapons, with one captive deciding that they have no purpose but were simply the product of a senseless, secretive bureaucracy gone mad.
Source: Film / Cube -
When Krauser sings Negishi's sugary-pop love song to Aikawa after defeating Jack Ill Dark, his fans eventually resolve the massive Cognitive Dissonance by interpreting it as Krauser punishing them and testing their endurance.
Source: Manga / Detroit Metal City
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