Scourge

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.

To whip severely; to lash.

To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.

To harass or afflict severely.