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scourge

/skɜrdʒ/

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noun
a person who inspires fear or dread
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terror threat

type of:
individual someone soul person mortal somebody
verb
whip
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flagellate

type of:
whip flog lash lather slash strap trounce welt
noun
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
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flagellum

type of:
whip
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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desolate devastate lay waste to ravage waste

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ruin destroy
noun
something causing misery or death
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bane curse nemesis

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affliction
verb
punish severely; excoriate
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punish penalize penalise

Definition that contains scourge

flogger a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)
scourger a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)