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scourge in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. something causing misery or death
    "the bane of my life"
    bane  curse  scourge  nemesis 
  2. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
    scourge  flagellum 
  3. a person who inspires fear or dread
    "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
    terror  scourge  threat 
verb
  1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
    lay waste to  waste  devastate  desolate  ravage  scourge 
  2. whip
    "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
    flagellate  scourge 
  3. punish severely; excoriate
    scourge 
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