scourges

Noun

• a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
• something causing misery or death
• a person who inspires fear or dread
• plural of scourge

Verb

• punish severely; excoriate
• whip
• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• third-person singular simple present indicative of scourge

Synonyms

bane, curse, desolate, devastate, flagellate, flagellum, lay waste to, nemesis, ravage, scourge, terror, threat, waste