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scourge - Dictionary definition and meaning for scourge

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
(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 sorooge ne severly punish kiya ducks ko
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(Tag: ) curse
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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: ) 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: ) cour(a)ge is required to handle a whip
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