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Noun

A cause of great distress or misfortune

A whip used as an instrument of punishment

One who inflicts punishment vengefully

An event resulting in great loss

Someone who oppresses another or others

A disease or illness that kills

The punishment of being whipped

A sudden, widespread occurrence of an undesirable phenomenon

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

Cause great suffering to

To cause severe and extensive damage to

To weaken someone's morale over a long period

To injure

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

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A cause of great distress or misfortune

source of aggravation

trials and tribulations

blot on the landscape

rigor^US

rigour^UK

offence^UK

labour^UK

labor^US

offense^US

burr under someone's saddle

being rubbed up the wrong way

a thorn in someone's side

unpleasant experience

discrimination against

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

Noun

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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

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One who inflicts punishment vengefully

Noun

An event resulting in great loss

problematic situation

big trouble

hell on earth

tricky situation

unfortunate situation

rigor^US

rigour^UK

pretty kettle of fish

unforeseen circumstances

worst that could happen

worst outcome

worst case

worst possible outcome

labor^US

labour^UK

a difficult situation

theatre^UK

trials and tribulations

theater^US

dangerous experiences

perilous experiences

exciting experiences

song and dance

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Someone who oppresses another or others

member of a criminal gang

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Noun

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A disease or illness that kills

haemorrhage^UK

hemorrhage^US

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Noun

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The punishment of being whipped

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Noun

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A sudden, widespread occurrence of an undesirable phenomenon

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Verb

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

penalise^UK

penalize^US

scathe

scorch

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

give someone a hiding

tan someone's hide

beat the living daylights out of

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

plug

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

knock someone's lights out

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

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Cause great suffering to

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

agonize^US

agonise^UK

victimize^US

victimise^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

lead someone a merry dance

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“He was largely responsible for the purging of the Moscow region and in 1938 and was transferred to the Ukraine to scourge the party there.”

Verb

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To cause severe and extensive damage to

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

wipe off the face of the earth

bring about the downfall of

wipe from the face of the earth

put out of commission

dishonour^UK

carbonize^US

carbonise^UK

dishonor^US

treat with disrespect

commit sacrilege against

ax^US

wipe off face of earth

axe^UK

destroy root and branch

mark out

rub off

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To weaken someone's morale over a long period

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

give someone the works

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

rule with a rod of iron

force

distress

bring someone to their knees

rule with an iron hand

take away someone's human rights

colonize^US

enthrall^US

enthral^UK

colonise^UK

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Verb

To injure

belabour^UK

belabor^US

put someone on the griddle

read the riot act

put someone on the hot seat

criticize^US

criticise^UK

penalize^US

penalise^UK

have someone on the carpet

give someone a dressing-down

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a roasting

give someone a bad press

decry

execrate

give something a battering

find lacking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

give something a bad press

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

jump down one's throat

give a tongue-lashing

jump down someone's throat

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

hold someone to blame

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

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

express a poor opinion of

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Verb

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To decrease the value, character, or quality of

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

colour^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

color^US

treat with disrespect

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

own

put someone in their place

make someone eat humble pie

minimize^US

minimise^UK

settle someone's hash

desensitize^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

desensitise^UK

vandalize^US

discolor^US

discolour^UK

vandalise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

have the last laugh on

cast in a bad light

make lose face

damage the reputation of

harm the reputation of

get the better of

muddy the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

destabilize^US

abandon one's principles

make someone feel ashamed

drag through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

destabilise^UK

force to eat humble pie

axe^UK

ax^US

appal^UK

appall^US

get one's comeuppance

commit sacrilege against

mechanize^US

mechanise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

trash-talk

sneer at

cut dead

treat disrespectfully

bring someone to their knees

put out of countenance

detract from

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

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