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scourge
/skɜːdʒ/
noun
plaga
Also
zmora(f)bicz(m)
Definition
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering, or a whip used for punishment.
Examples
The disease was a terrible scourge on the population.
Choroba była straszną plagą dla ludności.
Poverty remains a scourge in many parts of the world.
Ubóstwo pozostaje zmorą w wielu częściach świata.
Synonyms
Collocations
a terrible scourgethe scourge of wara social scourge
verb
nękać
Also
biczować
Definition
To cause great suffering to someone or something, or to whip someone as a punishment.
Examples
The country was scourged by famine for years.
Kraj był nękany głodem przez lata.
Historically, prisoners were often scourged for their crimes.
Historycznie, więźniowie byli często biczowani za swoje zbrodnie.
Collocations
scourge a populationscourged by disease
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