Definitions for scourges

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Spelling: [skurj]
IPA: /skɜrdʒ/

Scourges is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in scourges (cegorssu).

Definitions for scourges

noun

  1. a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
  2. a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism.
  3. a cause of affliction or calamity:

verb (used with object)

  1. to whip with a scourge; lash.
  2. to punish, chastise, or criticize severely.

Origin of scourges

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English Anglo-French escorge, derivative of escorgier to whip Vulgar Latin *excorrigiāre, derivative of Latin corrigia thong, whip (see ex-

Examples for scourges

Settling over wilderness areas everywhere, like a deadly fog, is the scourge of our time: global warming.

To the modern right, the labor movement was the scourge of America when it had real power.

Another huge impetus behind the movement to legalize sex work is the current focus on ending the scourge of sex trafficking.

The U.K. tabloids, as is their wont, have branded her “shameless,” “sordid,” and “the scourge of society.”

And there is much to be done and to be said, but take my word for it: This scourge will stop.

I never saw a studding-sail in any of the schooners, the scourge excepted.

The scourge had gone down on the night of the 7th, or the morning of the 8th, I never knew which.

A company came on board the scourge, and they filled us chock-a-block.

After Ferguson, we all must renew our efforts to eliminate the scourge of racism from American life.

The day after I reached the harbour, I was ordered on board the scourge.

Word Value for scourges
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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