Answer: scourge

AnswerCrossword Clue
SCOURGEPunishment.
scourgeto whip severely
scourgecause of affliction
scourgewhip
scourgeto whip
SCOURGESource of great trouble
SCOURGECause of calamity
SCOURGECause of affliction
SCOURGE... of God (epithet for Attila the Hun)
SCOURGEDevastate
SCOURGEPunishment or affliction.
SCOURGEAn affliction.
SCOURGEWidespread bane
SCOURGEAffliction.
SCOURGESource of widespread devastation
SCOURGECause of ruin
SCOURGEBane
SCOURGESource of devastation
SCOURGECalamity cause
SCOURGEAttila, to God?
SCOURGEAttila, "The ... of God"
SCOURGEPlague
SCOURGEWhip
SCOURGEAttila, to his enemies