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scourge
[skurj]
noun
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.
a cause of affliction or calamity.
Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
to whip with a scourge; lash.
to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.
Synonyms: ,
scourge
/ ɜː /
noun
a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
a means of inflicting punishment or suffering
a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture
verb
to whip; flog
to punish severely
Other Word Forms
- scourger noun
- scourgingly adverb
- self-scourging adjective
- unscourged adjective
- unscourging adjective
- ˈdzܰ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scourge1
Example Sentences
"The threat of bladed weapons among our children has become critical", Bayrou said, adding it is "up to us to make this widespread scourge a public enemy".
Trump can rail against the lunatic radical left for the scourge of illegal immigration, but the statement that “employers are ready to hire them” couldn’t be more true.
Bruce raised the specter of intellectual property theft by China — a well-documented scourge that is estimated to have cost the U.S. billions of dollars.
Vector control officials have sought to beat back the scourge, galvanized by the unhappy residents and fear of spiking disease that’s starting to be realized.
Despite the promising innovations, some aspects of the scourge defy local control.
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