infliction
infliction · inflictions
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The act of inflicting or something inflictedThe act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
/ɪnˈflɪkʃən/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
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More definitions
- an act causing pain or damage
- the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Translations
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By meaning 1
The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition:
Origin
From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past parFrom Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.
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Forms
plural: inflictions| Singular | infliction |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo):imposition
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness:annoyancebotherbotherationpainpain in the neckpain in the assnuisance
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedinflict
Derivedreinfliction
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable