Synonyms of scourge
19 similar words
Another word for scourge is lash. Other synonyms of scourge are flog, flagellate, cut and quirt.
Synonyms and similar words for scourge
verbTo strike (a person, an animal, etc.) with a scourge (noun etymology 1 sense 1) or whip; to flog...
- belt
- birch
- cut
- flagellateTo whip or scourge.
- flogTo whip or scourge as punishment.
- knoutTo flog or beat with a knout.
- lashTo strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- lather
- quirtTo strike with a quirt.
- slash
- strap
- stripe
- thrash
- thresh literary
- whip
- whoop
- yark
- feague obsolete
- scutch UK, dialectal
Meaning of scourge
- noun A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- noun A person or thing regarded as an agent of divine punishment.
- noun A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
scourge in other languages
Questions about synonyms of scourge
- What is another word for scourge?
- Scourge has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lash, flog, flagellate, cut and quirt.
- What does scourge mean?
- Scourge means a whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
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