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SCOURGE

Definition:

[noun] a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
Synonyms: flagellum
[noun] something causes misery or death; "the bane of my life"
Synonyms: bane, curse, nemesis
[noun] a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
Synonyms: terror, threat
[verb] punish severely; excoriate
[verb] whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
Synonyms: flagellate
[verb] devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Synonyms: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage