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scourge

[ skurj ]

noun

  1. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
  2. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.
  3. a cause of affliction or calamity:

    Disease and famine are scourges of humanity.

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verb (used with object)

scourged, scourging.
  1. to whip with a scourge; lash.
  2. to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

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scourge

/ ɜː /

noun

  1. a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
  2. a means of inflicting punishment or suffering
  3. a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to whip; flog
  2. to punish severely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scourge1

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English < Anglo-French escorge, derivative of escorgier to whip < Vulgar Latin *泦ǰ, derivative of Latin corrigia thong, whip ( ex- 1 ); (v.) Middle English < Old French escorgier
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of scourge1

C13: from Anglo-French escorge, from Old French escorgier (unattested) to lash, from es- ex- 1+ Latin corrigia whip
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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.

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"Today," he said, "we issue a similar warning. The fate of free societies is tied to the willingness to fight the scourge of antisemitism."

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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.

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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.

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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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