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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024scourge /skɜrdʒ/USA pronunciation n., v., scourged, scourg•ing. n. [countable] - a whip for dealing out punishment.
- a cause of great trouble:the scourge of famine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scourge (skûrj),USA pronunciation n., v., scourged, scourg•ing. n. - a whip or lash, esp. 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.
v.t. - to whip with a scourge;
lash. - to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.
- Old French escorgier
- Vulgar Latin *excorrigiāre, derivative of Latin corrigia thong, whip (see ex-1); (verb, verbal) Middle English
- Anglo-French escorge, derivative of escorgier to whip
- (noun, nominal) Middle English 1175–1225
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged plague, bane.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged correct, castigate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scourge /skɜːdʒ/ n - a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
- a means of inflicting punishment or suffering
- a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture
vb (transitive)- to whip; flog
- to punish severely
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French escorge, from Old French escorgier (unattested) to lash, from es- ex-1 + Latin corrigia whipˈscourger n |