scourge

scourge

 (skûrj)

n.

1. A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war.

2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.

3. A small whip used to inflict punishment.

tr.v. scourged, scourg·ing, scourg·es

1. To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage.

2. To chastise severely; excoriate.

3. To flog.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman escorge, from Old French escorgier, to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiāre : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin corrigia, thong (probably of Celtic origin).]

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scourg′er n.

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scourge

(skɜːdʒ)

n

1. a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction

2. a means of inflicting punishment or suffering

3. a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture

vb (tr)

4. to whip; flog

5. to punish severely

[C13: from Anglo-French escorge, from Old French escorgier (unattested) to lash, from es- ex-¹ + Latin corrigia whip]

ˈscourger n

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scourge

(skɜrdʒ)

n., v. scourged, scourg•ing. n.

1. a whip or lash, esp. for the infliction of punishment.

2. a person or thing that administers punishment or criticism.

3. a cause of affliction or calamity: the scourge of famine.

v.t.

4. to whip with a scourge.

5. to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

[1175–1225; (n.) Middle English < Old French escorge, derivative of escorgier to whip < Vulgar Latin *excorrigiāre, derivative of Latin corrigia thong, whip]

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scourge

- Based on Latin ex-, "thoroughly," and corriga, "whip."

See also related terms for whip.

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Scourge

 a load or burden. See also plague.

Examples: scourge of adversity, 1386; or mosquitoes; of priests, 1560; of Turks, 1596.

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scourge

Past participle: scourged
Gerund: scourging

Imperative

scourge

scourge

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scourge - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) flagellum whip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	2.	scourge - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" bane, nemesis, curse affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress
	3.	scourge - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" terror, threat individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Verb	1.	scourge - punish severely; excoriate penalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
	2.	scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" flagellate flog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
	3.	scourge - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" devastate, lay waste to, ravage, desolate, waste ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

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scourge

noun

1. affliction, plague, curse, terror, pest, torment, misfortune, visitation, bane, infliction Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
affliction benefit, blessing, boon, favour, gift, godsend

2. whip, lash, thong, switch, strap, cat-o'-nine-tails a heavy scourge with a piece of iron lashed into its knot

verb

1. afflict, plague, curse, torment, harass, terrorize, excoriate Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.

2. whip, beat, lash, thrash, discipline, belt (informal), leather, punish, whale, cane, flog, trounce, castigate, wallop (informal), chastise, lather (informal), horsewhip, tan (someone's) hide (slang), take a strap to They were scourging him severely.

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scourge

noun

A cause of suffering or harm:

affliction, bane, curse, evil, ill, plague, woe.

verb

1. To bring great harm or suffering to:

afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, smite, strike, torment, torture.

2. To criticize harshly and devastatingly:

blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify, scathe, scorch, score, slap, slash.

Informal: roast.

Slang: slam.

Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.

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Translations

سَوْط، مِجْلَدَه

pohroma

plage

Geißel

maanvaivapiiskaruoskavitsaus

fléauplaie

veszedelem

plága

castigareflagellofrustafrustaretormentare

rykštė

ligaposts

svøpe

flagelo

бедабедствиебичкараплеть

felâketmusibet

灾祸

scourge

[skɜːdʒ]

A. N (lit, fig) → azote m
the scourge of malaria → el azote del paludismo
the scourge of war → el azote de la guerra
it is the scourge of our times → es la plaga de nuestros tiempos
God sent it as a scourge → Dios lo envió como castigo

B. VT (lit) → azotar, flagelar (fig) → hostigar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scourge

[ˈskɜː^rdʒ]

n → fléau m

vt (= flog) → fustigerscouring pad n → tampon m à récurerscouring powder n → poudre f à récurer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scourge

n (lit, fig) → Geißel f

vt

(lit) → geißeln

(fig, = punish) → (be)strafen; (= devastate) → heimsuchen; (verbally) → geißeln (geh)

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scourge

[skɜːdʒ]

1. n (also) (fig) → flagello

2. vt (beat) → flagellare (fig) (bedevil) → tormentare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

scourge

(skəːdʒ) noun

a cause of great suffering to many people. Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox. teistering سَوْط، مِجْلَدَه бич flagelo pohroma die Geißel plage μάστιγαflagelo, castigo, calamidad nuhtlus مصيبت vitsaus fléauאימה कोड़ा, चाबुक, सताना pošast, pokora veszedelem bencana plága flagello 災難 고민거리 rykštė, bausmė posts; liga kesengsaraan plaagsvøpe, pest, plage dopust, plaga متروكه، شلاخه، كمچينه: سزا: مصيبت، تباهي، بربادي، پوپنا توب flagelo flagel бич, бедствие pohroma nadloga tlačenje gissel, plågoris เป็นเหตุให้เดือดร้อนอย่างมากกับผู้คนหลาย ๆ คน musibet, felâket 禍根 бич; кара عذاب ، قہر tai hoạ 灾祸

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