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Word: Scourge
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: shortening of Old French escorge (noun), escorgier (verb), from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + corrigia ‘thong, whip’
skəːdʒ
a whip used as an instrument of punishment.
Short Definition:whip used as instrument of punishment
a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
Short Definition:person or thing that causes great trouble
Examples:- the scourge of mass unemployment
Word: Scourge
Speech Type: Verb
skəːdʒ
whip (someone) as a punishment
Short Definition:whip someone as punishment
Examples:- our people did scourge him severely
cause great suffering to
Short Definition:cause great suffering to
Examples:- political methods used to scourge and oppress workers
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