SCOURGES Synonyms: 212 Similar and Opposite Words

scourges 1 of 2

noun

plural of scourge

as in whips

a long thin or flexible tool for striking the museum display included a scourge, thumbscrews, and other notorious instruments of torture

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as in nemeses

one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense the attorney general, who just happens to be a candidate for governor, is a self-proclaimed scourge of organized crime

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as in curses

a source of harm or misfortune the sheer ubiquity of food is proving to be the scourge of humanity, as evidenced by the obesity epidemic

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scourges

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scourge

as in ravages

to bring destruction to (something) through violent action barbarians scourged the countryside, leaving village after village burned to the ground

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as in hides

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible scourge the tree with a whip to loosen the bark

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Key parts of the plan must involve protecting the employee from threats at both home and the workplace—sporadic application can knock you out of deductibility.

Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Climate change exacerbates the threats with rising temperatures disrupting migration patterns and diminishing the availability of milkweed, the monarch caterpillar's essential food source.

Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024

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