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Noun

A cause of great distress or misfortune

One who inflicts punishment vengefully

A whip used as an instrument of punishment

Someone who oppresses another or others

(pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction

An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger

The act of whipping or being whipped

To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

To cause or bring great destruction to

To cause great suffering or torment to

To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

To inflict severe physical pain on

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Noun

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A cause of great distress or misfortune

tragic state of affairs

rigor^US

trials and tribulations

desolation

gauntlet

crucible

source of aggravation

rigour^UK

labour^UK

labor^US

unpleasant experience

unfortunate occurrence

unfortunate experience

unfortunate circumstance

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“This scourge can be countered only if terror has no hiding place.”

Noun

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One who inflicts punishment vengefully

“He was a heartless scourge, and we were the first to suffer his evil touch.”

Noun

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A whip used as an instrument of punishment

“Begone, or shall I be required to chastise you with the whip and the scourge once more?”

Noun

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Someone who oppresses another or others

member of a criminal gang

hatchet man

member of the Mafia

tough person

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Noun

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(pathology) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction

haemorrhage^UK

hemorrhage^US

learning difficulties

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Noun

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An unstable time or period, usually marked by intense difficulty or danger

problematic situation

unfortunate situation

complicated situation

worst that could happen

worst outcome

worst case

worst possible outcome

unpredictable situation

unforeseen circumstance

horse of a different color

different breed of cat

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Noun

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The act of whipping or being whipped

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

offense^US

offence^UK

totaling^US

totalling^UK

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Verb

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To lash or strike repeatedly, especially with a long pliable instrument

give someone a hiding

beat the living daylights out of

pummel^US

give someone a good hiding

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give the cat o'nine tails

dust someone's britches

give someone what for

give it to someone

give someone the works

give a going over

skin alive

have someone's guts for garters

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

knock someone's lights out

beat someone's brains out

jump down one's throat

haul off on

battle

give someone a licking

give someone a hot bottom

knock the living daylights out of

put over one's knee

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

get at

fire at

put someone's lights out

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“He continued to scourge me even after I had collapsed onto the pier.”

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To cause or bring great destruction to

pulverize^US

vaporize^US

pulverise^UK

vaporise^UK

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

baulk^UK

balk^US

bastardize^US

discolor^US

discolour^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

bastardise^UK

demoralize^US

destabilize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

bring someone to their knees

destabilise^UK

wipe off the face of the earth

demoralise^UK

wipe from the face of the earth

jeopardize^US

throw a spanner in the works

reave

attack

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

jeopardise^UK

brutalize^US

put out of commission

brutalise^UK

put a spoke in someone's wheel

traumatize^US

paralyse^UK

paralyze^US

traumatise^UK

stigmatize^US

rain on someone's parade

stigmatise^UK

outmaneuver^US

queer someone's pitch

drag through the mud

give someone a drubbing

take wind out of sails

get around

give someone a hiding

drag through the mire

blow out of the water

make a dog's dinner of

bring about the downfall of

be a blot on the landscape

make of no use or value

throw a monkey wrench into

minimize^US

minimise^UK

be disadvantageous to

repel

deter

put the skids under

strike at the foundations

throw monkey wrench in

throw a curve

glitch up

cause the loss of

cause the sacrifice of

color^US

colour^UK

sour

assassinate

lace

drive a nail into the coffin of

give the coup de grâce

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

move in for the kill

cast a gloom upon

bring a note of sadness to

victimize^US

carbonise^UK

carbonize^US

persuade someone to have sexual intercourse

have your wicked way with

victimise^UK

immobilize^US

treat with disrespect

have a negative effect on

have a negative impact on

scandalize^US

knock the stuffing out of

give a bad name to

knock props from under

immobilise^UK

scandalise^UK

drag someone's name through the mud

take the wind out of your sails

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“He will scourge the land of all who oppose him.”

Verb

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To cause great suffering or torment to

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

agonize^US

agonise^UK

rule with a rod of iron

rule with an iron hand

labor^US

labour^UK

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

victimize^US

victimise^UK

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“But if you are not come to kill me, then it is that you may scourge me with your tongue.”

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To blame or insult (someone) in strong or violent language

belabour^UK

belabor^US

put someone on the griddle

put someone on the hot seat

criticize^US

criticise^UK

have someone on the carpet

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give someone a dressing-down

minimize^US

minimise^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give someone a roasting

trivialize^US

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

trivialise^UK

give something a battering

give someone a bad press

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bollocking

marginalize^US

scandalize^US

marginalise^UK

scandalise^UK

give something a bad press

lash out at

bring into disrepute

speak badly of

drag through the mire

ostracize^US

ostracise^UK

sully the reputation of

take a swipe at

blacken the reputation of

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

be rude to

call names

conduct a smear campaign against

jump down one's throat

look down one's nose at

run a smear campaign against

give a tongue-lashing

annoy

jump down someone's throat

blacken someone's reputation

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

blacken the character of

hold someone to blame

give someone a caning

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

send someone away with a flea in their ear

give someone what for

put on the mat

blow up at

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a rating

drag someone's name through the mud

hurt somebody's feelings

cut dead

treat disrespectfully

demonize^US

demonise^UK

defame someone's character

sully someone's reputation

blacken someone's name

take the wind out of your sails

make a fool of

put to shame

cause to feel small

settle someone's hash

make ashamed

put out of countenance

make someone eat humble pie

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

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To inflict severe physical pain on

brutalise^UK

brutalize^US

give someone the works

agonize^US

agonise^UK

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