"scourged" in the verb sense
1. scourge
punish severely excoriate
2. flagellate, scourge
whip
"The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
3. lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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