unscourged
Adjective: - Not punished or not subjected to suffering: "unscourged" describes someone or something that has not been whipped, tormented, oppressed, or disciplined through harsh treatment. It implies a state of being free from physical or metaphorical punishment or affliction.
- (Not punished or held accountable.)
- (Not subjected to suffering or torment.)
- (Not troubled or afflicted by mental distress.)
"to remain unscourged": to continue without experiencing punishment or affliction.
- Even after the scandal, the company remained unscourged by regulatory fines. (It avoided any disciplinary action.)
"unscourged by criticism": not harmed or affected by negative feedback.
- Her artistic reputation was unscourged by the harsh reviews. (She was not damaged by the criticism.)
Scourge (n/v): a whip used for punishment (n); to cause great suffering or to punish severely (v).
- The dictator used his army as a scourge against dissenters. (A means of oppression.)
- The plague scourged the population. (Caused widespread suffering.)
Scourged (adj): having been punished or afflicted.
- The scourged prisoners were left in chains. (They had been whipped or tortured.)
Scourging (n): the act of whipping or causing severe suffering.
- The historical accounts describe the scourging of rebels. (The punishment by whipping.)
- Unpunished: not subjected to legal or moral penalty.
- Unafflicted: not suffering from pain, distress, or hardship.
- Untormented: not subjected to mental or physical agony.
- Unharmed: not damaged or injured.
To escape the scourge: to avoid punishment or suffering.
- The criminal escaped the scourge of justice. (He avoided being punished.)
Without a lash: a poetic way to say without punishment or pain.
- He went through life without a lash, unscourged by fate. (He experienced no hardship.)