scourge vs ravage

scourge and ravage both are nouns.

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

As verbs, scourge and ravage are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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