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scourge
noun
verb
a whip used to inflict punishment
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- COURG
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
skɜːdʒ
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a whip used to inflict punishment
noun
a person who inspires fear or dread
“he was the terror of the neighborhood”
noun
something causing misery or death
“the bane of my life”
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
verb
whip
“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”
verb
punish severely; excoriate
In context
Example Sentences
he was the terror of the neighborhood
the bane of my life
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
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