noun
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
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noun
something causing misery or death
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- the bane of my life
noun
a person who inspires fear or dread
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- he was the terror of the neighborhood
verb
punish severely
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- excoriate
verb
whip
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- The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion