Textual thesaurus for "scourge"

(noun) flagellum

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

(noun) terror, threat

a person who inspires fear or dread

he was the terror of the neighborhood

(noun) curse, nemesis, bane

something causing misery or death

the bane of my life

(verb) desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, waste

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

(verb) flagellate

whip

The religious fanatics flagellated themselves