Nouns

(n)scourge, flagelluma whip used to inflict punishment
(n)bane, curse, scourge, nemesissomething causing misery or death“the bane of my life”
(n)terror, scourge, threata person who inspires fear or dread“he was the terror of the neighborhood”

Verbs

(v)scourgepunish severely; excoriate
(v)flagellate, scourgewhip“The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”
(v)lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourgecause extensive destruction or ruin utterly“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”