scourging

noun

a person who inspires fear or dread

something causing misery or death

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

whip

punish severely

Roots

corrigiascourg- · Latin · whip, thong

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