The meaning of SCOURGE is whip; especially : one used to inflict pain or punishment. How to use scourge in a sentence.

A scourge is a whip or lash, especially a multi-thong type, used to inflict severe corporal punishment or self-mortification. It is usually made of leather.

SCOURGED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of scourge 2. to cause great suffering or a lot of trouble: 3…. Learn more.

SCOURGE definition: 1. something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble: 2. to cause great…. Learn more.

The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world. The prisoner was scourged with a whip.

If something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and torment, it's a scourge. A corrupt government is one kind of scourge, and a plague of insects that destroys a farmer's crops is another kind of scourge. Dating from the 13th century, scourge originally meant "a …

A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people. They want to end the scourge of terrorism. If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great …

1. a whip or lash, esp. for the infliction of punishment. 2. a person or thing that administers punishment or criticism. 3. a cause of affliction or calamity: the scourge of famine. 4. to whip with a scourge. 5. to punish, chastise, or criticize severely. [1175–1225; (n.)

SCOURGED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of scourge 2. to cause great suffering or a lot of trouble: 3…. Learn more.

Definition of scourge verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.