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inflict::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bring down, impose, visit |
| Type of | communicate, intercommunicate |
| Has types | foist, give, intrude, obtrude, order, clamp, prescribe, dictate |
| Derivation | infliction |
Examples of inflict
inflict
No K, that is nothing to the pain and suffering I would like to inflict on them.
From the independent.co.uk
Now the leftist want to cash in on pain and suffering that they did not inflict.
From the washingtontimes.com
The film depicts the psychological scars that even well-meaning parents inflict.
From the dispatch.com
It was kind of a playground grenade uttered to inflict maximum emotional damage.
From the sacbee.com
Push-ups aren't guaranteed to be easy and can be harsh in the pain they inflict.
From the sacbee.com
The water jetting out of the nozzle is dangerous and can inflict serious injury.
From the thestate.com
But a major mishap at a nuclear power can inflict a lot more pain and suffering.
From the forbes.com
She was convicted of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict injury.
From the charlotteobserver.com
They're going to try to run through you, intimidate you and inflict pain on you.
From the kentucky.com
- Impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
- (infliction) imposition: the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
- (infliction) an act causing pain or damage
- (infliction) annoyance: 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"
- To thrust upon; to impose
- (inflicted) caused or carried out
- An 'Inflict' is any effect with the call INFLICT attached; unless its duration is stated, it has effect until the sun next crosses the horizon. Inflict effects may be up to permanent in duration.
- To imposed something burdensome
- To give something hurtful, as if you were actually hitting the person
