Definition of Scourge

Scourge

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.

To whip severely; to lash.

To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.

To harass or afflict severely.

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Scourge Quotations

I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.
Thomas Jefferson

War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
Martin Luther

Though the dungeon, the scourge, and the executioner be absent, the guilty mind can apply the goad and scorch with blows.
Lucretius

Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development more than the financial burden of war. War is the arch enemy of national progress and the modern scourge of civilized men.
King Hussein I

We had four years of world war which the peoples endured only because they were told that their sufferings would free humanity forever from the scourge of war.
Arthur Henderson

The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies.
Gro Harlem Brundtland

Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.
Manmohan Singh

Yet, nearly 6 decades after the Holocaust concluded, Anti-Semitism still exists as the scourge of the world.
Eliot Engel

I am extremely proud of my service with the government and my efforts to help safeguard public health and protect our country against the scourge of offensive biological warfare.
Steven Hatfill

Lebanon can choose to be either a partner in ridding the scourge of terrorism or another obstacle that cows to the most radical elements of society.
Vito Fossella

Meth is a major problem not only in our urban areas, but in most of the rural areas of Colorado. No region has been immune from this scourge and it is getting larger.
Ken Salazar

I shall support the law, for the law gentlemen, is the firm and solid basis of civil society, the guardian of liberty, the protection of the innocent, the terror of the guilty, and the scourge of the wicked.
Charles Lawrence

Japan is the only country in the world which suffered from the scourge of nuclear weapons.
Yoshiro Mori

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Scourge Translations

scourge in Dutch is plaag
scourge in French is plaie, cingler
scourge in German is peitschen
scourge in Italian is frustare
scourge in Latin is plaga
scourge in Spanish is azotar, zurriagar
scourge in Swedish is gissel, gissla

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