Overview of noun scourge

The noun scourge has 3 senses

• scourge, flagellum -- (a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor))


• bane, curse, scourge, nemesis -- (something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life")


• terror, scourge, threat -- (a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood")

Overview of verb scourge

The verb scourge has 3 senses

• scourge -- (punish severely; excoriate)


• flagellate, scourge -- (whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves")


• lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge -- (cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion")