SCOURGE

(noun) a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
synonyms : flagellum
(noun) a person who inspires fear or dread
"he was the terror of the neighborhood"
synonyms : terror , threat
(noun) something causing misery or death
"the bane of my life"
synonyms : bane , curse , nemesis
Sherlock Holmes met his nemesis in the form of Professor Moriarty. -added by naila_inlas
"India is trying to get rid of the scourge of poverty" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
synonyms : desolate , devastate , lay waste to , ravage , waste
The cyclone ravaged the whole city -added by sradha_inlas
totally desolated the city with aerial bombs -added by nithi
(verb) whip
"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
synonyms : flagellate
"They scourged him with a bundle of sticks" -added by sradha_inlas
(verb) punish severely; excoriate

Mnemonics for scourge

(Tag: english) SCOld with COURaGE :: We first scold a person and then give him punishment(which needs courage)
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(Tag: ) uncle scrooge ne severly punish kiya ducks ko
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(Tag: ) Scourge=SCOld+URGE= From an urge to scold we give sever punishments like beating with a whip.
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(Tag: ) sco+urge...When we were children we used to get a WHIP if we had the URGE to have a SCO(op) of icecream
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(Tag: ) curse
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(Tag: English) sound like courage... Screw the courage....if we get caught thn we have to face "severe punishment"
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(Tag: ) I hope u guys know this word 'Scoundrel'. We use this word to lash out a person when he has done something wrong and we punish him(whip).
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(Tag: ) cour(a)ge is required to handle a whip
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(Tag: ) Scourge=if u dont Score Good in exam u will be punished.
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(Tag: ) we shout when we are whipped, shout=scourge.
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(Tag: ) SCOURGE or FLOG - to inflict pain by lashing out with a whip or a cane or something similar.
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(Tag: ) Pronunciation : Skorj .. In old times, when you do not have money to end your KARJ, you were flogged to death in front of the village to set up as an example.
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(Tag: global) scourge.sometime excessive courage causes great suffering bcoz it becomes overconfidence.
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