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scourge
[ skurj ]
noun
- 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.
scourge
/ skɜːdʒ /
noun
- a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
- a means of inflicting punishment or suffering
- a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture
verb
- to whip; flog
- to punish severely
Derived Forms
- ˈscourger, noun
Other Words From
- scourger noun
- scourging·ly adverb
- self-scourging adjective
- un·scourged adjective
- un·scourging adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of scourge1
Example Sentences
Today, however, the scourge is on the dangerous brink of being fully institutionalized in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Trump administration.
The FCC chief acknowledged the probe was part of a broader effort to scrutinize workplace incentives within the companies he regulates to end “the scourge of DEI.”
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A miracle new painkiller promises to save us all from the scourge of addiction while effectively treating acute and perhaps even chronic pain.
In its battle against the "scourge of mobile phone crime", the force said it had also seized more than 1,000 handsets.
As a preface to its statement objecting to the tariffs, the Chamber of Commerce said “the President is right to focus on major problems like our broken border and the scourge of fentanyl.”
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