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inflict
[in-flikt]
verb (used with object)
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.
to inflict punishment.
to impose (anything unwelcome).
The regime inflicted burdensome taxes on the people.
to deal or deliver, as a blow.
inflict
/ ɪˈڱɪ /
verb
to impose (something unwelcome, such as pain, oneself, etc)
rareto cause to suffer; afflict (with)
to deal out (blows, lashes, etc)
Other Word Forms
- inflictable adjective
- inflicter noun
- inflictor noun
- inflictive adjective
- preinflict verb (used with object)
- uninflicted adjective
- ˈڱپDz noun
- ˈڱٱ noun
- ˈڱپ adjective
- ˈڱٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of inflict1
Example Sentences
Satellite imagery shared with BBC Verify has provided a clearer picture of damage inflicted on two of Iran's key nuclear sites as well as other military targets.
Things took a dark turn next, however, with Hawk getting arrested in Southern California in late summer 2020 on domestic violence allegations of inflicting corporal punishment on a spouse or cohabitant in Santa Ana.
The winner will be the player who deals best with the inevitable setbacks inflicted by a course known as "the beast" but who also plays the best golf.
The Republicans in Congress are deciding what version of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” they will inflict on the American people.
"The terrible Jewish experience of persecution and mass killing in the past should give Israel a horror of inflicting the same things on other peoples."
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