What is another word for scourge ?

A cause of great distress or misfortune

unfortunate situation

problematic situation

source of aggravation

trials and tribulations

rigor^US

rigour^UK

labour^UK

labor^US

unfortunate occurrence

awkward moment

unpredictable outcome

unpleasant experience

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“This scourge can be countered only if terror has no hiding place.”

Noun

One who inflicts punishment vengefully

“He was a heartless scourge, and we were the first to suffer his evil touch.”

Noun

A whip used as an instrument of punishment

“Begone, or shall I be required to chastise you with the whip and the scourge once more?”

Noun

member of a criminal gang

Someone who oppresses another or others

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Noun

A disease or illness that kills

haemorrhage^UK

hemorrhage^US

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Noun

The punishment of being whipped

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

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Verb

beat the living daylights out of

To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

give someone a hiding

pummel^US

give someone a good hiding

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give the cat o'nine tails

dust someone's britches

give someone what for

give it to someone

give someone the works

give a going over

skin alive

have someone's guts for garters

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

knock someone's lights out

do up

beat someone's brains out

jump down one's throat

give someone a licking

give someone a hot bottom

invade

put over one's knee

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

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“He continued to scourge me even after I had collapsed onto the pier.”

Verb

bring someone to their knees

To cause or bring great destruction to

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

baulk^UK

balk^US

neutralize^US

discolor^US

discolour^UK

neutralise^UK

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

wipe off the face of the earth

jeopardize^US

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

jeopardise^UK

wipe from the face of the earth

put out of commission

put a spoke in someone's wheel

traumatize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

traumatise^UK

rain on someone's parade

make a dog's dinner of

outmaneuver^US

queer someone's pitch

give someone a drubbing

give someone a hiding

blow out of the water

make of no use or value

bring about the downfall of

be a blot on the landscape

demoralize^US

throw a monkey wrench into

be disadvantageous to

hash up

put the skids under

disrate

minimize^US

minimise^UK

put a spanner in the works

demoralise^UK

throw monkey wrench in

cause the sacrifice of

color^US

colour^UK

strike at the foundations

drive a nail into the coffin of

take wind out of sails

bring a note of sadness to

give the coup de grâce

administer the coup de grâce

carbonise^UK

carbonize^US

brutalize^US

have a negative effect on

bastardize^US

immobilize^US

have a negative impact on

brutalise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

bastardise^UK

immobilise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

fool with

muck around

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“He will scourge the land of all who oppose him.”

Verb

To cause great suffering or torment to

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

agonize^US

agonise^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

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“But if you are not come to kill me, then it is that you may scourge me with your tongue.”

Verb

bring someone to their knees

To weaken someone's morale over a long period

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

have someone under your thumb

terrorise^UK

rule despotically

treat brutally

lord it over

terrorize^US

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Verb

To inflict severe physical pain on

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

give someone the works

put someone on the griddle

Verb

To injure

belabour^UK

belabor^US

read the riot act

put someone on the hot seat

criticize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

criticise^UK

minimize^US

stigmatize^US

minimise^UK

give someone a roasting

stigmatise^UK

give someone a bad press

trivialize^US

give something a battering

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

rap over the knuckles

call down

trivialise^UK

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

give someone a dressing-down

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

scandalize^US

give something a bad press

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

sully the reputation of

ream

mortify

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

jump down one's throat

look down one's nose at

let fly at

show up

run a smear campaign against

give a tongue-lashing

annoy

jump down someone's throat

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

blacken someone's reputation

blacken the character of

drag someone's name through the mud

hurt somebody's feelings

cut dead

treat disrespectfully

accurse

not believe in

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone what for

put on the mat

blow up at

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a rating

hold someone to blame

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

express a poor opinion of

demonize^US

demonise^UK

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

blacken someone's name

take the wind out of your sails

make a fool of

put to shame

cause to feel small

settle someone's hash

make ashamed

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

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