1. (noun)scourge, flagellum a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) Synonyms: threat, curse, nemesis, scourge, terror, bane, flagellum
2. (noun)bane, curse, scourge, nemesis something causing misery or death Synonyms: whammy, scourge, expletive, condemnation, swearing, curse word, flagellum, jinx, oath, execration, cuss, threat, curse, swearword, nemesis, bane, hex, torment, terror
3. (verb)terror, scourge, threat a person who inspires fear or dread Synonyms: threat, flagellum, little terror, menace, bane, panic, brat, affright, scourge, holy terror, terror, nemesis, curse
6. (verb)lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly Synonyms: waste, harry, scourge, emaciate, flagellate, abandon, blow, forsake, run off, devastate, desert, neutralise, pine away, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, depopulate, languish, liquidate, squander, ravage, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste to
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'scourge'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. scourge Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to Synonyms: beat, bastinado, chastise, overcome, spank, thrash, batter, conquer, pommel, strike, vanquish, belabor, cudgel, pound, surpass, whip, bruise, defeat, scourge, switch, worst, castigate, flog, smite Antonyms: fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrender
Synonyms for scourge 
