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scourge

/skɜːdʒ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
  2. A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
  3. A whip, often of leather.
  4. To strike with a scourge; to flog.

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