scourge

scourge

S0162000 (skûrj)n.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. To chastise severely; excoriate.3. To flog.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman escorge, from Old French escorgier, to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiāre : Latin ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + Latin corrigia, thong (probably of Celtic origin).]

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scourg′er n.

scourge

(skɜːdʒ) n1. a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction2. a means of inflicting punishment or suffering3. a whip used for inflicting punishment or torturevb (tr) 4. to whip; flog5. to punish severely[C13: from Anglo-French escorge, from Old French escorgier (unattested) to lash, from es- ex-¹ + Latin corrigia whip] ˈscourger n

scourge

(skɜrdʒ)

n., v. scourged, scourg•ing. n. 1. a whip or lash, esp. for the infliction of punishment. 2. a person or thing that administers punishment or criticism. 3. a cause of affliction or calamity: the scourge of famine. v.t. 4. to whip with a scourge. 5. to punish, chastise, or criticize severely. [1175–1225; (n.) Middle English < Old French escorge, derivative of escorgier to whip < Vulgar Latin *excorrigiāre, derivative of Latin corrigia thong, whip]

scourge

- Based on Latin ex-, "thoroughly," and corriga, "whip."See also related terms for whip.

Scourge

 a load or burden. See also plague.Examples: scourge of adversity, 1386; or mosquitoes; of priests, 1560; of Turks, 1596.

scourge

Past participle: scourged
Gerund: scourging

Imperative
scourge
scourge

Present
I scourge
you scourge
he/she/it scourges
we scourge
you scourge
they scourge

Preterite
I scourged
you scourged
he/she/it scourged
we scourged
you scourged
they scourged

Present Continuous
I am scourging
you are scourging
he/she/it is scourging
we are scourging
you are scourging
they are scourging

Present Perfect
I have scourged
you have scourged
he/she/it has scourged
we have scourged
you have scourged
they have scourged

Past Continuous
I was scourging
you were scourging
he/she/it was scourging
we were scourging
you were scourging
they were scourging

Past Perfect
I had scourged
you had scourged
he/she/it had scourged
we had scourged
you had scourged
they had scourged

Future
I will scourge
you will scourge
he/she/it will scourge
we will scourge
you will scourge
they will scourge

Future Perfect
I will have scourged
you will have scourged
he/she/it will have scourged
we will have scourged
you will have scourged
they will have scourged

Future Continuous
I will be scourging
you will be scourging
he/she/it will be scourging
we will be scourging
you will be scourging
they will be scourging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been scourging
you have been scourging
he/she/it has been scourging
we have been scourging
you have been scourging
they have been scourging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been scourging
you will have been scourging
he/she/it will have been scourging
we will have been scourging
you will have been scourging
they will have been scourging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been scourging
you had been scourging
he/she/it had been scourging
we had been scourging
you had been scourging
they had been scourging

Conditional
I would scourge
you would scourge
he/she/it would scourge
we would scourge
you would scourge
they would scourge

Past Conditional
I would have scourged
you would have scourged
he/she/it would have scourged
we would have scourged
you would have scourged
they would have scourged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scourge - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)flagellumwhip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	2.	scourge - something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life"bane, nemesis, curseaffliction - a cause of great suffering and distress
	3.	scourge - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"terror, threatindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Verb	1.	scourge - punish severely; excoriatepenalise, penalize, punish - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
	2.	scourge - whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"flagellateflog, lash, lather, trounce, welt, whip, slash, strap - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
	3.	scourge - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"devastate, lay waste to, ravage, desolate, wasteruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

scourge

noun1. affliction, plague, curse, terror, pest, torment, misfortune, visitation, bane, infliction Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
affliction benefit, blessing, boon, favour, gift, godsend2. whip, lash, thong, switch, strap, cat-o'-nine-tails a heavy scourge with a piece of iron lashed into its knotverb1. afflict, plague, curse, torment, harass, terrorize, excoriate Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.2. whip, beat, lash, thrash, discipline, belt (informal), leather, punish, whale, cane, flog, trounce, castigate, wallop (informal), chastise, lather (informal), horsewhip, tan (someone's) hide (slang), take a strap to They were scourging him severely.

scourge

nounA cause of suffering or harm:affliction, bane, curse, evil, ill, plague, woe.verb1. To bring great harm or suffering to:afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, smite, strike, torment, torture.2. To criticize harshly and devastatingly:blister, drub, excoriate, flay, lash, rip into, scarify, scathe, scorch, score, slap, slash.Informal: roast.Slang: slam.Idioms: burn someone's ears, crawl all over, pin someone's ears back, put someone on the griddle, put someone on the hot seat, rake over the coals, read the riot act to.

Translations

灾祸

scourge

(skəːdʒ) noun a cause of great suffering to many people. Vaccination has freed us from the scourge of smallpox. 禍根 灾祸