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scourge

/skɜːdʒ/
noun
  1. A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.

    "Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere."

  2. A means to inflict such pain or destruction.

  3. A whip, often of leather.

    "He flogged him with a scourge."

verb
  1. To strike with a scourge; to flog.

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