scourge
/skɜːdʒ//skɔɹdʒ/
noun
- 1
A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
“Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.”
- 2
A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
- 3
A whip, often of leather.
“He flogged him with a scourge.”
verb
- 1
To strike with a scourge; to flog.
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