scourge
A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tailsA whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
» Algeria should eradicate the terrorism scourge.
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3 senses(historical)A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
He flogged him with a scourge.
Geißel, Peitsche
бичbič, плетьpletʹ
(figuratively)A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
(figuratively)A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.
Bürde, Geißel, Heimsuchung
беда́bedá, бе́дствиеbédstvije, бичbič
- a whip used to inflict punishment
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- something causing misery or death
Examples
9 sentencesAlgeria should eradicate the terrorism scourge.
Bureaucracy is a universally-denounced scourge.
Algeria is now free of the terrorist scourge.
Islam is the most dangerous scourge for society.
Empowered, informed citizens are the scourge of any tyrant.
deMündige, informierte Bürger sind die Geißel eines jeden Tyrannen. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English scourge (“a lash, whip, scourge; affliction, calamity; person who causFrom Middle English scourge (“a lash, whip, scourge; affliction, calamity; person who causes affliction or calamity; shoot of a vine”), and then either:
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