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- DictionaryScourge/skərj/
noun
- 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment. historical
- 2. a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering: "the scourge of mass unemployment"
verb
- 1. whip (someone) as a punishment: historical "our people did scourge him severely"
- 2. cause great suffering to: "political methods used to scourge and oppress workers"
1. A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war. 2. A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment. 3. A small whip used to inflict punishment. tr.v. scourged, scourg·ing, scourg·es. 1. To afflict with severe or widespread suffering and devastation; ravage. 2.
5 days ago · 1. countable noun. A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people. Union chiefs demanded more urgent action to stop the scourge of unemployment. [ + of] There have been great advances in treatments for global scourges such as cancer and Aids. 2. verb.
Definitions of scourge. noun. something causing misery or death. synonyms: bane, curse, nemesis. see more. noun. a person who inspires fear or dread. synonyms: terror, threat. see more. noun. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) synonyms: flagellum. see more. verb. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
[usually singular] scourge (of somebody/something) (formal) a person or thing that causes trouble, difficulty or mental pain the scourge of war/disease/poverty Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.
Scourge definition, a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture. See more.
noun. formal uk / skɜːdʒ / us. the scourge of sth. Add to word list. something that causes a lot of suffering or trouble: Drug-related crime is the scourge of modern society. (Definition of scourge from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of scourge. in Chinese (Traditional) 災難，禍害, 苦難的根源, 禍害… See more.
Feb 26, 2024 · ( weaponry, chiefly historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash . He flogged him with a scourge. ( figurative) A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment . A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war .
