Punishing and Violent

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Punishing adjective - Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.

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Violent and punishing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Violent" instead an adjective "Punishing".

Nearby Words: punish, punishment, punished, punishable

Violent adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.

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Punishing and violent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Punishing" instead an adjective "Violent".

Nearby Words: violence, violently, violator

Jin's first appearance in the original manga is as a violent revolutionary punishing would-be deserters by ripping a man's face off.

Source: Sociopathic Hero
Spike gives as good as he gets though, given Buffy's the only human he can be violent with at this point without the chip punishing him, so it's less this trope and more Destructive Romance.

Source: Bastard Girlfriend
Morality Chip: Most TransTechs have "conscience programming" called "clarity codecs" installed, which theoretically reward good behavior and cause punishing sensations for violent behavior.

Source: Comic Book / Transformers: TransTech

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