scourge
Word of the Day Monday, 27th October 2008
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noun, a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
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scourge
- 1) noun, a person who harasses, punishes, or causes destruction
- 2) noun, a means of inflicting punishment or suffering
- 3) noun, a whip used for inflicting punishment or torture
- 4) verb, to whip; flog
- 5) verb, to punish severely
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008
© HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
trounce, curse, cat-o'-nine-tails, belt (informal), inflict, excoriate, castigate, terror, afflict, leather, whip, wallop (informal), pest, plague, punish, lash, beat, chastise, torment, whale, thong, lather (informal), misfortune, cane, affliction, switch, thrash, horsewhip (slang), visitation, harass, flog, strap, discipline, bane, terrorize
Love Nikki using the Supergrass example, short but sweet. Well done Nikki.
Well done Nikki, I love the way she explains thngs too.