noun
- a whip or other instrument for flogging
- any means of inflicting severe punishment, suffering, or vengeance
- any cause of serious trouble or affliction: the scourge of war
Origin:
ME < OFr escorgie < L ex, off, from + corrigia, a strap, whip
transitive verb scourged, scourging
- to whip or flog
- to punish, chastise, or afflict severely