inflict
verb (used with object)
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.
inflicted
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past participleof inflict.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inflict.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inflictverb (used with object)to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.
Example Sentences
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Plaid Cymru claimed victory in celebratory scenes on the steps of the Senedd in May, after it inflicted a heavy and historic defeat on Welsh Labour.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
But this is how discovery works: If you claim a broadcast inflicted extraordinary economic harm, the defendant gets to test that claim.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Aides have helped sell him on the strategy by showing him data on the damage that sanctions have already inflicted on the regime, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“You have caused no mischief, worked no magic, inflicted no harm. Run, Kendra, they can’t stop you!”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
