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Detailed Synonyms for scourge in English

scourge:

scourge [the ~] noun

  1. the scourge
    the scourge
  2. the scourge
    – a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) 1
    the scourge; the flagellum
    – a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) 1
  3. the scourge
    – a person who inspires fear or dread 1
    the threat; the terror; the scourge
    – a person who inspires fear or dread 1
    • threat [the ~] noun
    • terror [the ~] noun
      • he was the terror of the neighborhood1
    • scourge [the ~] noun
  4. the scourge
    – something causing misery or death 1
    the curse; the scourge; the nemesis; the bane
    – something causing misery or death 1

to scourge verb (scourges, scourged, scourging)

  1. to scourge
    – cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly 1
    to waste; to devastate; desolate; to scourge; to ravage; lay waste to
    – cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • devastate verb (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • desolate verb
    • scourge verb (scourges, scourged, scourging)
    • ravage verb (ravages, ravaged, ravaging)
    • lay waste to verb
      • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion1
  2. to scourge
    – whip 1
    to scourge; flagellate
    – whip 1
    • scourge verb (scourges, scourged, scourging)
    • flagellate verb
      • The religious fanatics flagellated themselves1
  3. to scourge
    – punish severely; excoriate 1
    to scourge
    – punish severely; excoriate 1
    • scourge verb (scourges, scourged, scourging)

Conjugations for scourge:

present
  1. scourge
  2. scourge
  3. scourges
  4. scourge
  5. scourge
  6. scourge
simple past
  1. scourged
  2. scourged
  3. scourged
  4. scourged
  5. scourged
  6. scourged
present perfect
  1. have scourged
  2. have scourged
  3. has scourged
  4. have scourged
  5. have scourged
  6. have scourged
past continuous
  1. was scourging
  2. were scourging
  3. was scourging
  4. were scourging
  5. were scourging
  6. were scourging
future
  1. shall scourge
  2. will scourge
  3. will scourge
  4. shall scourge
  5. will scourge
  6. will scourge
continuous present
  1. am scourging
  2. are scourging
  3. is scourging
  4. are scourging
  5. are scourging
  6. are scourging
subjunctive
  1. be scourged
  2. be scourged
  3. be scourged
  4. be scourged
  5. be scourged
  6. be scourged
diverse
  1. scourge!
  2. let's scourge!
  3. scourged
  4. scourging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Related Words for "scourge":

  • scourges

Alternate Synonyms for "scourge":


Related Definitions for "scourge":

  1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)1
  2. a person who inspires fear or dread1
  3. something causing misery or death1
  4. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly1
  5. whip1
  6. punish severely; excoriate1

Related Synonyms for scourge