Scourge - Definition
scourge
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic
humor) [syn: scourge, flagellum]
2: something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
[syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis]
3: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of
the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat]
v 1: punish severely; excoriate
2: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn:
flagellate, scourge]
3: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay
waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste
to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge]