scourge

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old French escorgier (“to whip”), from Vulgar Latin excorrigere, consisting of ex- + Latin corrigo

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

scourge (countable and uncountable; plural scourges)

  1. (uncountable) A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction
    Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.
  2. A means to inflict such pain or destruction
  3. A whip often of leather.
    He flogged him with a scourge.

Translations [edit]

a persistent pest, illness, or source of trouble
a whip often of leather
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Verb [edit]

scourge (third-person singular simple present scourges, present participle scourging, simple past and past participle scourged)

  1. To strike with a scourge, to flog.

Translations [edit]

to strike with a scourge

See also [edit]

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