scourges
Curses upon society
Scourges is the plural of scourge—something that causes widespread suffering or destruction: the scourges of war and famine, Malaria remains one of Africa's greatest scourges.
A scourge was originally a whip used for punishment, and the word retains that sense of relentless affliction.
The verb scourges means inflicts suffering upon: Drought scourges the region every summer.
Eye-fringing hairs
- flailsSwings limbs chaotically
- cat-o-nine-tailsBraided whip for flogging
- flagellationBeating with a whip
- floggingBeating as punishment
stripes · whipping · chastisement · beating · punishment · birch · welts · strokes
Mass outbreaks of disease
- pestilencesDeadly infectious outbreaks
- epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
- diseasesBodily disorders or malfunctions
- blightsDestroys gradually, systematically
curses · torments · calamities · maladies · pandemics · disasters · misfortunes · evils
Publicly criticizes harshly
- castigatesSeverely criticizes or punishes
- condemnsExpresses severe disapproval
- excoriatesSeverely criticizes or denounces
- beratesScolds severely
criticizes · censures · attacks · lambasts · chastises · rebukes · upbraids · vilifies
lashes
Eye-fringing hairs
- flailsSwings limbs chaotically
- cat-o-nine-tailsBraided whip for flogging
- flagellationBeating with a whip
flogging · stripes · whipping · chastisement · beating · punishment · birch · welts · strokes · discipline
plagues
Mass outbreaks of disease
- pestilencesDeadly infectious outbreaks
- epidemicsWidespread disease outbreaks
- diseasesBodily disorders or malfunctions
blights · curses · torments · calamities · maladies · pandemics · disasters · misfortunes · evils · catastrophes
denounces
Publicly criticizes harshly
- castigatesSeverely criticizes or punishes
- condemnsExpresses severe disapproval
- excoriatesSeverely criticizes or denounces
berates · criticizes · censures · attacks · lambasts · chastises · rebukes · upbraids · vilifies · pillories
- enemiesenemy, foe, foes, adversary, nemesis
- destroyersdestroyers, guided missile, torpedo tubes, hull, stern