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scourge
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SCOURGE
1
a long thin or flexible tool for striking <the museum display included a scourge, thumbscrews, and other notorious instruments of torture>
2
one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense <the attorney general, who just happens to be a candidate for governor, is a self-proclaimed scourge of organized crime>
3
a source of harm or misfortune <the sheer ubiquity of food is proving to be the scourge of humanity, as evidenced by the obesity epidemic>
Related Words hex, hoodoo, jinx; danger, hazard, menace, peril, risk, threat, trouble; booby trap, catch, pitfall, snag
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