What is another word for scourge ?

A cause of great distress or misfortune

source of aggravation

trials and tribulations

blot on the landscape

thorn in someone's side

thorn in someone's flesh

labor^US

labour^UK

rigor^US

rigour^UK

undesirable consequence

endeavor^US

endeavour^UK

unpleasant experience

heavy labor^US

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

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

One who inflicts punishment vengefully

Noun

Someone who oppresses another or others

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Noun

(pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction

haemorrhage^UK

hemorrhage^US

learning difficulties

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Noun

A person or thing that kills

Noun

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Noun

The punishment of being whipped

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

offense^US

offence^UK

totaling^US

totalling^UK

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Noun

An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

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Verb

beat the living daylights out of

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

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give someone a good hiding

dust someone's britches

lay one on

punish severely

beat the living daylights out of someone

whip someone's hide

give the cat o'nine tails

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

king-hit

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a hot bottom

jump down one's throat

put over one's knee

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

blip

give somebody a hiding

warm someone's bottom

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

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

Verb

Cause great suffering to

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

victimize^US

victimise^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

lead someone a merry dance

give someone a hard time

give one the business

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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

give someone a dressing-down

To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely

criticise^UK

criticize^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

penalise^UK

penalize^US

give someone a roasting

give someone hell

give someone a rocket

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

put down

come down on

give someone a bollocking

jump on

slap down

give someone a caning

tear off a strip

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

give someone a row

give someone some stick

rake over the coals

give someone a rating

give someone what for

jump down one's throat

slap on the wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

lay out

lean on

rap someone the knuckles

pin someone's ears back

put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat

give something a battering

trivialize^US

give someone a bad press

trivialise^UK

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

give something a bad press

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

look down one's nose at

give a tongue-lashing

demonize^US

jump down someone's throat

demonise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

blacken someone's reputation

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

express a poor opinion of

bastardize^US

demoralize^US

desensitize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

desensitise^UK

make someone eat humble pie

settle someone's hash

make ashamed

put out of countenance

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

cause to lose face

bring low

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Verb

Inflict severe pain on

give someone the works

victimize^US

agonize^US

tyrannize^US

agonise^UK

victimise^UK

tyrannise^UK

pick on

Verb

come down on like a ton of bricks

Penalize for wrongdoing

punish

discipline

penalise^UK

penalize^US

mete out punishment to

bring someone to book

teach someone a lesson

give someone what for

rap knuckles

rap someone's knuckles

give someone the works

punish severely

have someone's guts for garters

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a hiding

belabor^US

belabour^UK

criticize^US

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a dressing-down

smash

criticise^UK

afflict

give someone a good hiding

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

pulverize^US

give someone a rocket

pulverise^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

give someone a drubbing

defeat utterly

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

win a resounding victory over

blow out of the water

blow up at

do over

give a talking-to

give someone an earful

jump down one's throat

mangle

take to the cleaners

take a strap to

tear off a strip

kill

give someone a rollicking

knock into the middle of next week

dust someone's britches

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

thong

discipline someone for

give someone a hot bottom

put over one's knee

give someone a licking

put someone over your knee

blip

flax

give somebody a hiding

warm someone's bottom

beat the living daylights out of someone

take disciplinary action against

award a penalty against

give something a bad press

give someone a bad press

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone some stick

jump on

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a rating

give a piece of one's mind

rap someone over the knuckles

kick up a stink about

slap someone on the wrist

express disapproval of

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

put someone on the hot seat

make a fuss about

crawl all over

put someone on the griddle

pin someone's ears back

satirize^US

give a tongue-lashing

satirise^UK

moralise^UK

moralize^US

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

give piece of mind

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

prosecute

blacken someone's reputation

discount

have words with

cast a slur on

give someone a carpeting

give something a battering

take somebody to task

have someone on the carpet

keep after

rag on

send someone away with a flea in his

complain vociferously about

make a protest against

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

kick up

take great exception to

sermonize^US

sermonise^UK

complain vehemently about

beef about

give the cat o'nine tails

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Verb

upset someone's apple cart

Cause severe and extensive damage to

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

destabilize^US

throw a spanner in the works of

put out of action

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

destabilise^UK

jeopardize^US

immobilize^US

jeopardise^UK

immobilise^UK

neutralize^US

put out of commission

demoralize^US

bring about the downfall of

neutralise^UK

discolor^US

discolour^UK

demoralise^UK

paralyse^UK

carbonize^US

carbonise^UK

wipe off the face of the earth

paralyze^US

be a blot on the landscape

treat with disrespect

break into pieces

knock over

fall to pieces

drag through the mire

make of no use or value

take the enjoyment out of

take the pleasure out of

be disadvantageous to

throw a monkey wrench into

cause the sacrifice of

drive a nail into the coffin of

scandalize^US

queer someone's pitch

drive a coach and horses through

blow out of the water

bastardize^US

wipe from the face of the earth

dehumanize^US

desensitize^US

scandalise^UK

taint with mildew

commit sacrilege against

bastardise^UK

knock the stuffing out of

dehumanise^UK

desensitise^UK

puncture balloon

take the wind out of somebody's sails

snub

let wind out of sails

debunk

kick in the teeth

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

outmaneuver^US

put someone off their stride

thin out the population of

reduce the numbers of

knock props from under

take wind out of sails

bring to a standstill

rain on someone's parade

reduce to destitution

do a hatchet job on

shoot

give a bad name

take rug out from under

blacken someone's name

damage someone's reputation

show up

frown upon

bring into disrepute

destroy someone's credibility

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Verb

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

colour^UK

color^US

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

treat with disrespect

dehumanize^US

desensitize^US

dehumanise^UK

desensitise^UK

drag through the mire

put someone in their place

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

own

trivialize^US

make someone eat humble pie

trivialise^UK

criticize^US

marginalize^US

criticise^UK

marginalise^UK

settle someone's hash

take the wind out of someone's sails

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

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

discolour^UK

discolor^US

destabilize^US

drag someone's name through the mud

make someone feel ashamed

blacken the character of

bad mouth

give black eye

sully the reputation of

destabilise^UK

axe^UK

force to eat humble pie

ax^US

abandon one's principles

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

take rug out from under

blacken someone's name

mechanize^US

mechanise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

get one's comeuppance

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

throw shade

call someone names

lay waste to

commit sacrilege against