inflict
verb (used with object)
to impose as something that must be borne or suffered.
is inflicting
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present progressiveof inflict (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The conflict in Iran is inflicting a new toll on U.S. commercial construction, raising costs and risking project delays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the Middle East is inflicting a significant toll on nature and the climate.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
But he also worries that uncertainty is inflicting long-term damage.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
And it is inflicting pain on millions of Britons who face soaring rents and higher rates on their mortgages.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
A month has passed with monotonous regularity, heavy work, and a melancholy hunger, hunger for her, who is inflicting all these torments on me.
From Venus in Furs by Fernanda Savage
