Scourge

What do we mean by scourge?

A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war. noun

A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment. noun

A small whip used to inflict punishment. noun

To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage. transitive verb

To chastise severely; excoriate. transitive verb

To flog. transitive verb

A whip for the infliction of pain or punishment; a lash. See flagellum, 1. noun

A punishment; a punitive affliction; any means of inflicting punishment. vengeance, or suffering. noun

One who or that which greatly afflicts, harasses, or destroys. noun

To whip with a scourge; lash; apply the scourge to.

To punish with severity; chastise or correct; afflict for sins or faults, and for the purpose of correction.

To afflict greatly; harass; torment.

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. noun

Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. noun

To whip severely; to lash. transitive verb

To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. transitive verb

To harass or afflict severely. transitive verb

A persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble, (figurative) cause of suffering to people. noun

A whip often of leather. noun

A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.

A means to inflict such pain or destruction.

A whip, often of leather.

Words that are spelled similarly to scourge:
scourge, scourage, scourse, courge.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word scourge:
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Words that rhyme with scourge:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe scourge:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective scourge:
stick, marks, scars, mankind, lie, wielder, sweeps, animals, bearer, boys, bearers.

Words that sound like scourge:
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