infliction

Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/

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infliction (countable and uncountable, plural inflictions)

1. The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
   • 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

     "What an awful infliction for you, Max. You were always such an impulsive, reckless sort of fellow—never quiet. You must miss such a fearful lot."

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:

     The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.

• inflict

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.flik.sjɔ̃/

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infliction f (plural inflictions)

1. infliction

• “infliction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012