different between detriment vs scourge
detriment
English
Etymology
From Old French detriement, from Latin detrimentum (“loss, damage, literally a rubbing off”), from deterere (“to rub off, wear”), from de- (“down, away”) + terere (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?t??m?nt/
Noun
detriment (countable and uncountable, plural detriments)
- Harm, hurt, damage.
- (Britain, obsolete) A charge made to students and barristers for incidental repairs of the rooms they occupy.
Usage notes
- Often used in the form "to someone's detriment".
Synonyms
- harm
- hurt
- illfare
- damage
- expense
Antonyms
- benefit
Derived terms
- detrimental
Translations
Verb
detriment (third-person singular simple present detriments, present participle detrimenting, simple past and past participle detrimented)
- (transitive, chiefly obsolete) To be detrimental to; to harm or mar.
Further reading
- detriment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- detriment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Romanian
Etymology
From French détriment, from Latin detrimentum.
Noun
detriment n (uncountable)
- detriment
Declension
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scourge
English
Etymology
From Old French escorgier (“to whip”), from Vulgar Latin excorrigiare, consisting of ex- (“thoroughly”) + corrigia (“thong, whip”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sk??d?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sk?d?/
- (US, also) IPA(key): /sk??d?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Noun
scourge (plural scourges)
- A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
- A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
- A whip, often of leather.
Translations
Verb
scourge (third-person singular simple present scourges, present participle scourging, simple past and past participle scourged)
- To strike with a scourge; to flog.
Synonyms
- (to whip or scourge): Thesaurus:whip
Translations
See also
- Scourge in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scourge”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- scrouge
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