noun. Plural form of scourge.

verb. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scourge.

"For the next three years, an unremitting cycle of drought and freezing temperatures brought about a catastrophic situation for the Nahuas, as they endured the twin scourges of hunger and sickness. 3 But information about the health of pre-Colombians is still too meager to even speculate on what diseases would have periodically reached epidemic levels."

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