Scourging
Pronunciation: /ˈskɜːrdʒ/
Scourging (noun)
- something that causes great pain or trouble to many people
- a whip used in the past to punish people
Examples
- Poverty is a scourge affecting many communities.
- Disease can be a scourge on society.
Common collocations: scourge of poverty, scourge of war, scourge of disease, wield a scourge, fear the scourge
Scourging (verb)
- to cause great pain or trouble to someone or something
Examples
- The drought scourged the farmland for months.
- Plagues have scourged civilizations throughout history.