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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All part of "a transaction that inflicted direct and concrete injury... to the detriment of Fifa as well as its 211 members", and was conducted under "a veil of secrecy".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
The billionaire has since repeated that he is keeping the option of striking Tehran on the table, but prefers to stress the economic damage inflicted on the country through economic sanctions.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Every letter written,” said a medieval abbot, "is a wound inflicted on the devil.”
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
