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- Dictionaryscourge/skəːdʒ/
noun
- 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment. historical Similar
- 2. a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering: "the scourge of mass unemployment" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. whip (someone) as a punishment: historical "our people did scourge him severely" Similar
- 2. cause great suffering to: "political methods used to scourge and oppress workers" Similar
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Scourge can be a noun or a verb. As a noun, it means something or someone that causes great suffering or trouble. As a verb, it means to beat someone with a whip or to cause suffering.
- English (US)
SCOURGE meaning: 1. something or someone that causes great...
- Znaczenie Scourge, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
scourge definicja: 1. something or someone that causes great...
- Scourge: Czech Translation
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- Scourge: Danish Translation
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- Scourge: Malay Translation
SCOURGE translate: kesengsaraan. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Scourge: Indonesian Translation
SCOURGE translate: bencana. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Scourge: Norwegian Translation
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- Scourge: German Translation
SCOURGE translate: die Geißel. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- English (US)
Scourge can be a noun or a verb, meaning a whip, a cause of affliction, or to punish severely. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of scourge from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A scourge is something or someone that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people. It can also be a whip or a verb meaning to whip or punish severely. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and synonyms of scourge.
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.
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.
Scourge is a noun that means a source of widespread affliction, a means of inflicting punishment, or a small whip. It can also be a verb that means to whip, to punish severely, or to cause extensive destruction.
Learn the meaning of scourge as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and synonyms. Scourge can refer to something or someone that causes a lot of trouble or suffering, or a whip that was used to punish people in the past.
