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scourges

SaySKURJ-izUS/ˈskɜɹd͡ʒɪz/UK/ˈskɜːd͡ʒɪz/

2 meanings of scourges

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of scourge.

    For centuries smallpox and famine were the twin scourges of the countryside.

    Poverty and hunger remain scourges in many parts of the world.

  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of scourge.

    Every summer, drought scourges the farms along the valley.

    In the novel, a long war scourges the small kingdom for decades.

scourges is a form of scourge

scourge, noun: A cause of lasting and often widespread pain, suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, a disease, a plague or a war. Full entry

Forms
scourgescourges plural
Spelling
scourge → scourges: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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