scourge - English Synonyms Dictionary

scourge

v.
[1] whip , flog , beat , lash , horsewhip , whale , belt , flagellate
[2] punish , castigate , chastise , discipline , afflict , torment
[3] flagellate
[4] lay waste to , waste , devastate , desolate , ravage
n.
[1] curse , flagellum , misfortune , bane , evil , affliction , plague , adversity , torment , misery , woe
[2] whip , bane , curse , lash , cat-o'-nine-tails , nemesis , knout , quirt , horsewhip , bull-whip
[3] terror , threat