Australian English Meaning of scourge
scourge
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Definitions and Meaning of scourge in English
scourge (n)
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
something causing misery or death
a person who inspires fear or dread
scourge (v)
punish severely; excoriate
whip
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
scourge (n.)
A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.
Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.
To whip severely; to lash.
To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.
To harass or afflict severely.
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scourge
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor), something causing misery or death, a person who inspires fear or dread, punish severely; exco
Strap,whip,bat,Baton,Birch,stick,crop,flogger,knout,Lash
redeemer,kidnapper
scourer => scourer, scoured => scoured, scourage => scourge, scour => scour, scoundrelism => Scoundrelism,
