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   scourge

   /skərj/

   noun

   • 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment. historical Similar whiphorsewhiplashstrapbirchswitchflailbullwhiprawhidehistorical:cat-o'-nine-tailsknoutrare:flagellumquirtblacksnake
   • 2. a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering: "the scourge of mass unemployment" Similar afflictionbanecurseplaguemenaceevilmisfortuneburdencross to bearthorn in one's flesh/sidebitter pilltrialnuisancepesttormenttorturemiserysufferingblightcancercankerpunishmentpenaltyvisitationOpposite blessinggodsend

   verb

   • 1. whip (someone) as a punishment: historical "our people did scourge him severely" Similar flogwhipbeathorsewhiplashflagellateflailstrapbirchcanethrashbeltleatherbullwhipinformal:give someone a hidingtan someone's hidelathertake a strap tobeat the living daylights out ofwhalearchaic:switchstripethongrare:quirt
   • 2. cause great suffering to: "political methods used to scourge and oppress workers" Similar afflictplaguetormenttorturecursecause suffering tooppressburdenbedevilbesetdevastatepunish

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French escorge (noun), escorgier (verb), from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + corrigia ‘thong, whip’.

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   The meaning of SCOURGE is whip; especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment. How to use scourge in a sentence.

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   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: bane, plague.

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   A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscourge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [usually singular] scourge (of somebody/something) (formal) a person or thing that causes trouble, difficulty or mental pain. the scourge of war/disease/poverty; Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.

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   If something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and torment, it's a scourge. A corrupt government is one kind of scourge, and a plague of insects that destroys a farmer's crops is another kind of scourge.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSCOURGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SCOURGE definition: something that causes a lot of suffering or trouble: . Learn more.