infliction

[ in-flik-shuh n ]

/ ɪnˈflɪk ʃən /

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noun

the act of inflicting.

something inflicted, as punishment or suffering.

RELATED WORDS

visitation, pain, punishment, castigation

Nearby words

inflectional, inflexed, inflexible, inflexion, inflict, infliction, inflorescence, inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer

Origin of infliction

First recorded in 1525–35, infliction is from the Late Latin word inflīctiōn- (stem of inflīctiō). See inflict, -ion

Related forms

pre·in·flic·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for infliction

He enjoyed the infliction of pain, as long as he wasn't the object of it.
Danger Stalks Lucas Davenport|Daily Beast Promotions|May 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Thither i'th' evening, and which is the most infliction, Only to insult upon our miseries.Cler.
The Little French Lawyer|Francis Beaumont
When one blow was harder than another a yell in proportion followed its infliction.
Sport in Abyssinia|Dermot Mayo
I really think if it were only to ease her Majesty from such an infliction, they ought to have held on.
Sybil|Benjamin Disraeli

But Sam did not stay his hand at the infliction of merely mental anguish.
To Him That Hath|Ralph Connor
It was also his duty to superintend the infliction of the punishments of criminals legally condemned.
The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I.|Anonymous