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Scourge

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a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble

scourge, flagellum(noun)

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

bane, curse, scourge, nemesis(noun)

something causing misery or death

"the bane of my life"

terror, scourge, threat(verb)

a person who inspires fear or dread

"he was the terror of the neighborhood"

scourge(verb)

punish severely; excoriate

flagellate, scourge(verb)

whip

"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"

lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge(verb)

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

a long thin or flexible tool for striking

the museum display included a scourge, thumbscrews, and other notorious instruments of torture

one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense

the attorney general, who just happens to be a candidate for governor, is a self-proclaimed scourge of organized crime

a source of harm or misfortune

the sheer ubiquity of food is proving to be the scourge of humanity, as evidenced by the obesity epidemic

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action

barbarians scourged the countryside, leaving village after village burned to the ground

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

scourge the tree with a whip to loosen the bark

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