Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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scourge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
curse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
scourge (noun) | curse (noun) |
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a whip used to inflict punishment | profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger |
a person who inspires fear or dread | an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group |
something causing misery or death | an evil spell |
a severe affliction | |
something causing misery or death |
scourge (verb) | curse (verb) |
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | utter obscenities or profanities |
whip | wish harm upon; invoke evil upon |
punish severely; excoriate | heap obscenities upon |
exclude from a church or a religious community |