transcription, транскрипция: [ skɜ:(r)dʒ ]
( scourges, scourging, scourged)
1.
A scourge is something that causes a lot of trouble or suffering to a group of people.
...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
N-COUNT : oft N of n
2.
If something scourges a place or group of people, it causes great pain and suffering to people.
Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
VERB : V n