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scourge
nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/flɐˈʒɛlu/fla·ge·lo
Definition
1A whip used for punishment; by extension, a cause of great suffering or calamity.
Usage examples
“The scourge of war ravaged the region for years.”
“The plague was one of the greatest scourges of the Middle Ages.”
Common combinations
social scourgenatural scourgeto be a scourge