Analysis Complete

scourge

/ scourge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
Type of:
whip
Derived:
flagellate
verb Sense 2
punish severely; excoriate
Type of:
punish penalize penalise
Derived:
flagellum flogger scourger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
a person who inspires fear or dread
"he was the terror of the neighborhood"
Type of:
person individual someone
verb Sense 4
whip
"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Type of:
flog welt whip
Derived:
flagellum flogger scourger whipping tanning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
something causes misery or death
"the bane of my life"
Type of:
affliction
Derived:
lay waste to waste devastate desolate ravage
verb Sense 6
devastate or ravage
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Type of:
destroy ruin
Kinds of:
ruin
Derived:
bane curse nemesis ravage depredation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
2
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whip punish penalize penalise person individual someone flog welt affliction destroy ruin