| noun | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
| noun | something causing misery or death “the bane of my life” |
| noun | a person who inspires fear or dread “he was the terror of the neighborhood” |
| verb | punish severely; excoriate |
| verb | whip “The religious fanatics flagellated themselves” |
| verb | cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion” |
| scourge | verb | punish severely; excoriate |
| flagellate | verb | whip |
| terrorist | noun | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities |
| scourge | noun | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
| scourger | noun | a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) |
| flagellum | noun | a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) |
| flagellation | noun | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
| flagellant | noun | a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification |
| waster | noun | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to |
| devastation | noun | the state of being decayed or destroyed |
| desolation | noun | a bleak and desolate atmosphere |
| ravage | noun | (usually plural) a destructive action |
| ravaging | noun | plundering with excessive damage and destruction |