n. | 1. | A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. |
2. | Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. | |
v. t. | 1. | To whip severely; to lash. |
2. | To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. | |
3. | To harass or afflict severely. |
Noun | 1. | scourge - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) Synonyms: flagellum |
2. | scourge - something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life" | |
3. | scourge - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" | |
Verb | 1. | scourge - punish severely; excoriate |
2. | scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" Synonyms: flagellate | |
3. | scourge - devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" |