scourge meaning

UK /skɜːdʒ/ US /skɝdʒ/ 1 syllable

scourge (noun): a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor).

scourge has 6 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

scourge as a noun

  1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

    Synonyms: flagellum

    Type of: whip

  2. something causing misery or death
    • the bane of my life

    Synonyms: bane, curse, nemesis

    Type of: affliction

  3. a person who inspires fear or dread
    • he was the terror of the neighborhood

    Synonyms: terror, threat

    Type of: person

scourge as a verb

  1. punish severely; excoriate

    Type of: punish

    Related forms: scourger

  2. whip
    • The religious fanatics flagellated themselves

    Synonyms: flagellate

    Type of: flog

    Related forms: scourger

  3. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

    Synonyms: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage

    Type of: destroy

    Kinds: ruin

How to pronounce scourge

scourge is pronounced /skɜːdʒ/ in British English and /skɝdʒ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scourge

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in GE · 7-letter words

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