1. имя существительное 1) плеть, бич Синоним(ы): lash 2) бич, бедствие, беда; кара Например: to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war — избавить грядущие поколения от бедствий войны Синоним(ы): whip, lash 2. глагол 1) бичевать Синоним(ы): lash, whip, beat, flog 2) наказывать, карать Синоним(ы): punish, chastise, correct
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge, from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip 1. whip; especially one used to inflict pain or punishment 2. an instrument of punishment or criticism 3. a cause of wide or great affliction II. transitive verb (scourged; scourging) 1. flog, whip 2. a. to punish severely b. afflict c. to drive as if by blows of a whip d. chastise • scourger noun