scourge

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

Japanese Meaning

大災厄、苦難、甚大な破壊をもたらす原因となる存在 / 痛みや破壊を引き起こす手段または道具

The invasive beetle has become a scourge for the island's forests, stripping trees bare in just a few seasons.

その侵入性の甲虫は島の森林にとって災厄となり、わずか数シーズンで木々を丸裸にしている。

Sense（1）

A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.

Graffiti is the scourge of building owners everywhere.

Sense（2）

A means to inflict such pain or destruction.

Sense（3）

A whip, often of leather and often multi-tailed.

He flogged him with a scourge.

scourges

（ plural ）