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Pronunciation / Transliteration: huòhài
"腐败是社会的严重祸害。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
3 senses- 1
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering.
"Vaccines helped to eradicate the scourge of smallpox." - 2
A whip used as an instrument of punishment.
"He inflicted punishment upon himself with a heavy scourge."
- 1
To cause great suffering to.
"A country scourged by famine and war."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English (in the sense 'whip'): from Old French escurgier, based on Latin exccorrigiare, from ex- 'out, thoroughly' + corrigia 'thong, whip'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "scourge" is said worldwide
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fléau
Transliteration: fléau
"Le chômage reste le grand fléau de notre époque."
Geißel
Transliteration: Geissel
"Krieg und Armut sind eine schwere Geißel der Menschheit."
flagello
Transliteration: flagello
"La corruzione è il flagello di questo paese."
flagelo
Transliteration: flagelo
"Debemos unirnos para combatir el flagelo del narcotráfico."
flagelo
Transliteration: flagelo
"A fome é um flagelo que afeta milhões de pessoas."
अभिशाप
Transliteration: abhishap
"गरीबी समाज के लिए एक बड़ा अभिशाप है।"
祸害
Transliteration: huòhài
"腐败是社会的严重祸害。"
골칫거리
Transliteration: golchitcheori
"전쟁은 인류의 가장 큰 재앙이자 골칫거리이다."
禍
Transliteration: wazawai
"戦争という禍が世界中を苦しめている。"
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