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scourge
[ skurj ]
noun
- a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.
- a cause of affliction or calamity:
Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used with object)
- to whip with a scourge; lash.
- to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.
Synonyms: ,
scourge
/ ɜː /
noun
- a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
- a means of inflicting punishment or suffering
- a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture
verb
- to whip; flog
- to punish severely
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܰ, noun
Other yvlogs From
- dzܰİ noun
- dzܰiԲ· adverb
- -dzܰiԲ adjective
- ܲ·dzܰ adjective
- ܲ·dzܰiԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of scourge1
Example Sentences
Stewart Wilson-Turner, whose son Aiden is a sophomore at Pali High, is excited he will be able to get back to in-person learning, but noted the possibility of an infamous L.A. scourge.
"Today," he said, "we issue a similar warning. The fate of free societies is tied to the willingness to fight the scourge of antisemitism."
Musk’s unrestrained, all-access scourge through the government has led pundits like Nate Silver to compare him to a ‘great man’ of history — that mythic personage whose unhindered agency pushes history forward.
The Office of the Lady Chief Justice said the judiciary understood that domestic violence had become a "pervasive scourge on society" and were fully committed to playing their part in countering it.
Today, however, the scourge is on the dangerous brink of being fully institutionalized in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Trump administration.
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