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Noun

Plural for a cause of great distress or misfortune

Plural for one who inflicts punishment vengefully

Plural for a whip used as an instrument of punishment

Plural for someone who oppresses another or others

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

Plural for a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable

Plural for the act of whipping or being whipped

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

To cause or bring great destruction to

To cause great suffering or torment to

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

To inflict severe physical pain on

To criticize (someone or something) harshly

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Noun

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Plural for a cause of great distress or misfortune

rigors^US

rigours^UK

trials and tribulations

labours^UK

labors^US

offences^UK

offenses^US

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

Noun

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Plural for one who inflicts punishment vengefully

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

Noun

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Plural for 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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Plural for someone who oppresses another or others

Noun

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

Noun

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Plural for a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable

Noun

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Plural for the act of whipping or being whipped

Verb

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

gives someone a hiding

beats the living daylights out of

pummels^US

gives someone a good hiding

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives the cat o'nine tails

dusts someone's britches

gives someone what for

gives a going over

gives a lesson to

gives someone the works

knocks into the middle of next week

gives someone a beating

gives someone a drubbing

gives someone a good beating

gives someone a good drubbing

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

knocks someone's lights out

beats someone's brains out

jumps down one's throat

gives someone a licking

battles

gives a hiding to

gives someone a hot bottom

puts over one's knee

puts someone over your knee

knocks the living daylights out of

fires at

gets at

puts someone's lights out

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

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To cause or bring great destruction to

pulverizes^US

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

pulverises^UK

wipes off the face of the earth

vandalizes^US

vandalises^UK

wipes from the face of the earth

moonlight requisitions

axes^US

burglarizes^US

removes all traces of

wipes off face of earth

scores out

KO's

destroys root and branch

carbonises^UK

carbonizes^US

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

Verb

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To cause great suffering or torment to

terrorises^UK

terrorizes^US

tyrannizes^US

tyrannises^UK

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

rules with a rod of iron

rules with an iron hand

puts upon

tramples underfoot

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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

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To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

belabours^UK

belabors^US

puts someone on the griddle

puts someone on the hot seat

criticizes^US

pummels^US

criticises^UK

does a hatchet job on

drags through the mud

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

gives someone a roasting

trivializes^US

gives someone a bad press

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

trivialises^UK

gives something a battering

raps over the knuckles

gives someone a rollicking

gives something a bad press

gives someone a dressing-down

take issue with

keelhauls

nags at

gives someone a bollocking

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

brings into disrepute

drags through the mire

passes strictures upon

satirizes^US

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

sullies the reputation of

takes a swipe at

blackens the reputation of

remonstrates against

expresses a poor opinion of

satirises^UK

calls names

conducts a smear campaign against

jumps down one's throat

rags on

gives someone bondi

spreads scandal about

runs a smear campaign against

looks down one's nose at

gives a tongue-lashing

aggravates

jumps down someone's throat

bites someone's head off

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

blackens the character of

holds someone to blame

raps someone the knuckles

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

lays out

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

gives someone a row

gives someone what for

slaps down

blows up at

gives someone some stick

loathes

frames

drags someone's name through the mud

treats disrespectfully

cuts dead

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

blackens someone's name

takes the piss out of

makes someone eat crow

puts out of countenance

makes a fool of

causes to lose face

settles someone's hash

casts down

takes the wind out of your sails

puts to shame

makes someone eat humble pie

takes down a peg or two

gives your opinion of

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Verb

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To inflict severe physical pain on

Verb

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To criticize (someone or something) harshly

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

gives someone a dressing-down

has someone on the carpet

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a roasting

gives someone an earful

raps over the knuckles

gives a rocket

gives someone a rollicking

tears off a strip

gives someone a wigging

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone what for

wigs

gives someone a rating

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a caning

gives someone a row

comes down on

gives someone some stick

slaps down

blows up

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

gives a piece of one's mind

goes on at

takes to the woodshed

pummels^US

jumps down one's throat

bites someone's head off

gives someone a dressing down

tears someone a new one

gives someone a telling off

snaps someone's head off

gives someone a carpeting

criticizes hatefully

comes down on like a ton of bricks

gives someone stick

preaches

metes out punishment to

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

sends someone away with a flea in his

jumps down someone's throat

expresses disapproval of

belabors^US

belabours^UK

raps someone the knuckles

passes strictures upon

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