affliction vs scourge

affliction and scourge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
affliction	Yes	No	No	No
scourge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scourge is a hyponym of affliction; that is, scourge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than affliction:

Other hyponyms of affliction include calvary, martyrdom, trial, tribulation, visitation, curse, torment, attack, bane, curse, nemesis.

affliction (noun)	scourge (noun)
a cause of great suffering and distress	a whip used to inflict punishment
a condition of suffering or distress due to ill health	a person who inspires fear or dread
a state of great suffering and distress due to adversity	something causing misery or death

affliction (verb)	scourge (verb)
	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	whip
	punish severely; excoriate