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English noun: scourge | |||
| 1. | scourge (artifact) a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) | ||
| Synonyms | flagellum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | whip | ||
| 2. | scourge (state) something causing misery or death | ||
| Samples | The bane of my life. | ||
| Synonyms | bane, curse, nemesis | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affliction | ||
| 3. | scourge (person) a person who inspires fear or dread | ||
| Samples | He was the terror of the neighborhood. | ||
| Synonyms | terror, threat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
English verb: scourge | |||
| 1. | scourge (social) punish severely; excoriate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | penalise, penalize, punish | ||
| 2. | scourge (contact) whip | ||
| Samples | The religious fanatics flagellated themselves. | ||
| Synonyms | flagellate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip | ||
| 3. | scourge (change) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||
| Samples | The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion. | ||
| Synonyms | desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, waste | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ruin | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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