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scourge

scourge
NounTransitive Verb

Meanings

Nounscourge

A person or thing that causes great trouble, suffering, or misfortune.

War has been the scourge of humanity for millennia.

Nounscourge

A whip used for punishment, typically one with several lashes.

The prisoner was beaten with a leather scourge.

Transitive Verbscourge
[~ something]

To cause great suffering to a person or group of people.

The region was scourged by a series of devastating plagues.

Transitive Verbscourge
[~ someone]

To whip someone as a form of punishment or torture.

The captives were scourged before being imprisoned.

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