infliction
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Related to infliction: Intentional infliction of emotional distress
infliction
impose something painful or unwelcome upon; physical assault
Not to be confused with:
inflection – an alteration in pitch or tone of the voice; a change in the form of a word indicating number, person, or tense
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in·flic·tion
(ĭn-flĭk′shən)n.
1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.
2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted.
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in•flic•tion
(ɪnˈflɪk ʃən)n.
1. the act of inflicting.
2. something inflicted, as punishment or suffering.
[1525–35; < Late Latin]
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Noun | 1. | infliction - the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) enforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to trade protection, protection - the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform" regimentation - the imposition of order or discipline reimposition - imposition again taxation - the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government |
2. | infliction - an act causing pain or damage actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" | |
3. | infliction - something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences nuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague" |
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infliction
noun imposition, administration, perpetration, exaction without the unnecessary or cruel infliction of pain
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
infliction
nounAn excessive, unwelcome burden:
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Translations
فَرْض، إنْزال، تَسْديد
udělení
tildeling
kirováskiszabás
íòynging; byrîi
uloženie
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
infliction
n
(= act) (of punishment, fine) → Verhängung f → (on, upon gegen), Auferlegung f; (of suffering, damage, pain) → Zufügen nt; (of wound) → Zufügen nt, → Beibringen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
inflict
(inˈflikt) verb (with on) to give or impose (something unpleasant and unwanted). Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?; She is always inflicting her company on me.
inˈfliction (-ʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.