scourge

Meanings

• a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
• something causing misery or death
• a person who inspires fear or dread
• punish severely; excoriate
• whip
• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Synonyms

bane, curse, desolate, devastate, flagellate, flagellum, lay waste to, nemesis, ravage, terror, threat, waste