scourge

Meanings

• Noun

  A pestilence or other destructive agency causing great suffering or damage.

  - "The scourge of the Black Death devastated Europe in the 14th century."
  - "Drought is a scourge that can destroy crops and livestock."

• Verb

  To afflict severely or repeatedly.

  - "The war scourged the land for years."
  - "The constant criticism scourged her self-esteem."

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Pronunciation

1. /skɔɹdʒ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scourge
curge , surge

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Variants

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scourge , scourges , scourged , scourger , scourgers , scourging

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Etymology

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Middle English (in the sense ‘plague, pestilence’): from Old French escorce, from escorcer ‘to pluck off the bark of a tree’ (because the pestilence was believed to strip the bark from trees), from es- ‘out’ + corce ‘bark’.

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Trivia

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1. The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, is considered one of the most devastating scourges in human history.

2. The word 'scourge' is also used metaphorically to describe a person or thing that causes great harm or suffering.

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Related Concepts

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1. Plague: A contagious disease that can spread among humans and animals and cause widespread death and suffering.

2. Epidemic: A disease that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of people in a given population.

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Culture

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The term 'scourge' has been used extensively in literature and history to describe various calamities and afflictions, including natural disasters, diseases, and wars. In the Bible, the term is used to describe God's punishment of the Israelites, and in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', it is used to describe the destructive effects of ambition.

How to Memorize "scourge"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a pestilence or disease spreading and causing destruction.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'scourge' with suffering and destruction.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'scourge' as a cause of suffering and destruction.

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