SCOURGED Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word scourged. (close relations)
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| afflicted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • grievously affected especially by disease • mentally or physically unfit | ||||||
| beaten | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • formed or made thin by hammering adjective satellite • much trodden and worn smooth or bare | ||||||
| disciplined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • obeying the rules • trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise | ||||||
| flagellated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) | ||||||
| punished | verbv | |||||
adjective • subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience) | ||||||
| tormented | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • experiencing intense pain especially mental pain • tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears | ||||||
| castigated | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely • inflict severe punishment on | ||||||
| chastised | verbv | |||||
verb • censure severely | ||||||
| flogged | verbv | |||||
verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • beat with a cane | ||||||
| lashed | verbv | |||||
noun • any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids • leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • lash or flick about sharply • strike as if by whipping • bind with a rope, chain, or cord | ||||||
| plagued | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a swarm of insects that attack plants • any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) • an annoyance verb • cause to suffer a blight • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||
| thrashed | verbv | |||||
noun • a swimming kick used while treading water verb • give a thrashing to; beat hard • move or stir about violently • dance the slam dance • beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all • move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation • beat the seeds out of a grain • beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight | ||||||
| whipped | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping • a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline • a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit • (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club • a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object verb • beat severely with a whip or rod • defeat thoroughly • thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash • strike as if by whipping • whip with or as if with a wire whisk • subject to harsh criticism | ||||||
| bane | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • something causing misery or death | ||||||
| curse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger • an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group • an evil spell • something causing misery or death • a severe affliction verb • utter obscenities or profanities • heap obscenities upon • wish harm upon; invoke evil upon • exclude from a church or a religious community | ||||||
| desolate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
| devastate | verbv | |||||
verb • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • overwhelm or overpower | ||||||
| flagellate | verbv | |||||
adjective • having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum) noun • a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals verb • whip | ||||||
| flagellum | nounn | |||||
noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | ||||||
| nemesis | nounn | |||||
noun • (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance • something causing misery or death | ||||||
