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- Dictionaryscourge/skəːdʒ/
noun
- 1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment. historical Similar
- 2. a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering: "the scourge of mass unemployment" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. whip (someone) as a punishment: historical "our people did scourge him severely" Similar
- 2. cause great suffering to: "political methods used to scourge and oppress workers" Similar
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SCOURGE definition: 1. something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble: 2. to cause great…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCOURGE is whip; especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment. How to use scourge in a sentence.
A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism. a cause of affliction or calamity: Disease and famine are scourges of humanity. Synonyms: bane, plague.
If something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and torment, it's a scourge. A corrupt government is one kind of scourge, and a plague of insects that destroys a farmer's crops is another kind of scourge.
noun. /skɜːdʒ/ /skɜːrdʒ/ [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. Extra Examples. Want to learn more?
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.
