ravage vs scourge

ravage and scourge both are nouns.

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

As verbs, ravage and scourge are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ravage include desolate, devastate, lay waste to, waste.

ravage (noun)	scourge (noun)
(usually plural) a destructive action	a whip used to inflict punishment
	a person who inspires fear or dread
	something causing misery or death

ravage (verb)	scourge (verb)
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	whip
	punish severely; excoriate