Found 3 items, similar to scourge.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: scourge gonyokan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scourge scourge v 1: punish severely; excoriate 2: whip; “The religious fanatics flagellated themselves” [syn: flagellate] 3: devastate or ravage; “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion” [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage] scourge n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: flagellum] 2: something causes misery or death; “the bane of my life” [syn: bane, curse, nemesis] 3: a person who inspires fear or dread; “he was the terror of the neighborhood” [syn: terror, threat]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scourge Scourge \Scourge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scourged; p. pr. & vb. n. Scourging.] [From Scourge, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.] 1. To whip severely; to lash. [1913 Webster] Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? --Acts xxii. 25. [1913 Webster] 2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. [1913 Webster] Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. --Heb. xii. 6. [1913 Webster] 3. To harass or afflict severely. [1913 Webster] To scourge and impoverish the people. --Brougham. [1913 Webster] Scourge \Scourge\, n. [F. escourg['e]e, fr. L. excoriata (sc. scutica) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriare to strip, to skin. See Excoriate.] 1. A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. [1913 Webster] Up to coach then goes The observed maid, takes both the scourge and reins. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. [1913 Webster] Sharp scourges of adversity. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence? --Shak. [1913 Webster]