Definisjon av scourge på Engelsk

WordNet

Noun
scourge - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
		flagellum
		whip a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"
scourge - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
		terror, threat
		mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
scourge - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"
		bane, curse, nemesis
		affliction a cause of great suffering and distress
Verb
scourge - punish severely; excoriate
		penalise, penalize, punish impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
scourge - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
		lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
		destroy, ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
		ruin fall into ruin
scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
		flagellate
		flog, welt, trounce, lash, lather, strap, slash, whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

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Substantiv
scourge - A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
scourge - A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
scourge - A whip often of leather.
Verb
scourge - To strike with a scourge, to flog.

A scourge (from Italian scoriada, from Latin excoriare = "to flay" and corium = "skin") is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification on the back.