flagellate
Beat with lashes
Flagellate means to whip or flog, often as religious discipline or punishment: Medieval monks flagellated themselves as penance.
The practice extends figuratively to harsh self-criticism: Stop flagellating yourself over one mistake.
In biology, flagellate describes single-celled organisms that propel themselves with whip-like appendages called flagella.
Plant-animal hybrid microbe
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
- dinoflagellateDual-flagellated marine microorganism
- chlamydomonasUnicellular freshwater algae genus
- volvoxSpherical colonial green microorganism
monad · phytoplankton · bioluminescence · parasite · unicellular · aquatic · protist
Cause of mass suffering
- lashStrike or bind
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- birchPale deciduous hardwood
flail · stripe · cat-o'-nine-tails · knout · quirt · bullwhip · rawhide · switch
Reprimand severely for wrongdoing
- castigateReprimand severely
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- scourgeCause of mass suffering
- mortifyCause severe embarrassment
penance · atonement · penitent · ascetic · hair shirt · contrition · repentance · mortification
Resembling a flexible striker
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- appendageProjecting body part
- tailRear animal appendage
undulating · locomotion · sperm · bacteria · cilia · microorganism · cytoplasm
euglena
Plant-animal hybrid microbe
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
- dinoflagellateDual-flagellated marine microorganism
- chlamydomonasUnicellular freshwater algae genus
volvox · monad · phytoplankton · bioluminescence · parasite · unicellular · aquatic · protist
scourge
Cause of mass suffering
birch · flail · stripe · cat-o'-nine-tails · knout · quirt · bullwhip · rawhide · switch · cane
chastise
Reprimand severely for wrongdoing
- castigateReprimand severely
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- scourgeCause of mass suffering
mortify · penance · atonement · penitent · ascetic · hair shirt · contrition · repentance · mortification · religious discipline
whiplike
Resembling a flexible striker
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- appendageProjecting body part
tail · undulating · locomotion · sperm · bacteria · cilia · microorganism · cytoplasm
- microorganismsamoeba, paramecium, amoebae, euglena, amoebas
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
- protozoaamoeba, amoebae, amoebas, paramecium, euglena
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote
- planktonzooplankton, phytoplankton, krill, copepods, copepod
- dung dwellersdung beetle, scarab beetle, scarab, sacred scarab, tumblebug
flagellation, flagella, flagellant, flagellates, flagellated, flagellants, flagellating, flagellations