(1) n/v., an extreme level of emotional punishment in reaction to an error-in-judgment by a relative, resulting in either a lesson well learned, or restraining orders.
1. Unresolved tensions in the Smith home had reached a point of familitarization; his actions sparked a litany of snide-but-accurate remarks from his parents, over which John might have preferred a lecture, or the silent treatment.
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