scourge
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/skɜːrdʒ/
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/skɜːdʒ/
A cause of widespread damage or suffering.
Drought has been a scourge to farmers this year.
올해는 가뭄이 농민들에게 재앙이었습니다.
A whip used for punishment.
The prisoner was punished with a scourge.
피고인은 채찍으로 처벌을 받았습니다.
To cause someone great suffering or trouble.
The community was scourged by the recent natural disaster.
지난 자연재해로 인해 지역사회가 고통을 겪었습니다.
To strike someone with a whip.
The slave was scourged for trying to escape.
노예는 도망치려다 채찍으로 칠 수 없을 정도로 징벌을 받았습니다.