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