scourge
/skɜːdʒ/ · noun
Meaning
- A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
- A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
- A whip, often of leather.
- To strike with a scourge; to flog.
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