What is another word for scourge ?

A source of harm or misfortune

source of aggravation

trials and tribulations

blot on the landscape

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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

One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense

“The attorney general, who just happens to be a candidate for governor, is a self-proclaimed scourge of organized crime.”

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

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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

unforeseen circumstances

rigor^US

labor^US

labour^UK

rigour^UK

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Verb

beat the living daylights out of

To strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible

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

wear out

lay one on

beat the living daylights out of someone

flax

hit hard

punish severely

give the cat o'nine tails

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a good beating

endeavour^UK

come down in stair rods

endeavor^US

move heaven and earth

go for the doctor

bust a gut

try as hard as one can

pull out all the stops

give someone a drubbing

give someone a beating

give someone a good drubbing

let one have it

rain blows upon

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

Verb

bring someone to their knees

Cause great suffering to

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

rule with a rod of iron

bring someone to heel

walk all over

bring under the yoke

beat down

rule with an iron hand

victimize^US

victimise^UK

have someone under your thumb

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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

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

criticize^US

give someone a dressing-down

criticise^UK

give someone an earful

give someone a telling-off

slap down

give someone a talking-to

lambast

put down

give someone a roasting

give someone a rocket

bollock

row

let someone have it

give someone a rollicking

rap someone the knuckles

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

give someone a mouthful

give someone a wigging

give someone a bollocking

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

give a rocket

give someone a rating

lean on

jump down one's throat

drag over the coals

send someone away with a flea in their ear

haul someone over the coals

moralize^US

moralise^UK

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

lesson

disgrace

cuss out

give someone a carpeting

have someone on the carpet

take someone to task

keep after

express disapproval of

rap someone over the knuckles

belabor^US

belabour^UK

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Verb

put someone on the griddle

Cause severe and extensive damage to

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

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Verb

To injure

belabour^UK

belabor^US

pin someone's ears back

rake over the coals

read the riot act

put someone on the hot seat

criticize^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

criticise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give someone a roasting

trivialize^US

give someone a bad press

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

give something a battering

trivialise^UK

rap over the knuckles

pitch into

blacken

give someone a rocket

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

satirize^US

satirise^UK

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give something a bad press

drag through the mire

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

fustigate

find lacking

find unacceptable

conduct a smear campaign against

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

run a smear campaign against

demonize^US

demonise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

give a tongue-lashing

blacken someone's name

jump down one's throat

make cutting remarks about

blacken the character of

give someone a dressing-down

hurt someone's feelings

treat disrespectfully

aggravate

give someone the cold-shoulder

hold someone responsible

hold accountable

hold someone to blame

have a poor opinion of

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

look down your nose at

express a poor opinion of

bastardize^US

demoralize^US

drag someone's name through the mud

desensitize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

desensitise^UK

make someone eat humble pie

put out of countenance

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

take the wind out of someone's sails

take the mickey out of

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Verb

To lower in character, dignity, or quality

bastardise^UK

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US