scourge – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
scourge
v.
lash, whip, flog; chastise, punish severely
n.
whip, lash; suffering, calamity, affliction
Scourge
scourge
Noun
1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
(synonym) flagellum
(hypernym) whip
2. something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
(synonym) bane, curse, nemesis
(hypernym) affliction
(derivation) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
3. a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
(synonym) terror, threat
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Verb
1. punish severely; excoriate
(hypernym) punish, penalize, penalise
(derivation) flagellum
2. whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
(synonym) flagellate
(hypernym) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce
(derivation) flagellum
3. devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
(synonym) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage
(hypernym) destroy, ruin
(hyponym) ruin
(derivation) bane, curse, nemesis
scourge
n.
kámen úrazu; metla
scourge
Rzecz.
plaga; dopust; utrapienie