inflict
verb (used with object)
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.
has inflicted
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present perfectof inflict (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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After all the pain Boeing has inflicted on its shareholders and the public, it can’t afford another misstep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“My only regret is that my love of Venezuela has inflicted so much pain on my family,” the 62-year-old Alcalá told The Associated Press in his first interview behind bars.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
And over the past 11 weeks, the alliance has inflicted a series of humiliating defeats on the military along the Chinese border.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2024
This issue will be salient if the international community is ever in a position to pressure Russia to repair the vast material damage it has inflicted on Ukraine.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
He does not know what starving of imagination and of thought he has inflicted upon himself.
From Why do we need a public library? Material for a library campaign by Various
