INFLICTION
infliction
(noun) an act causing pain or damage
imposition, infliction
(noun) the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass
(noun) something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; “washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer”; “a bit of a bother”; “he’s not a friend, he’s an infliction”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
infliction (plural inflictions)
The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
Source: Wiktionary
In*flic"tion, n. Etym: [L. inflictio: cf. F. infliction.]
1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc. His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness. Rogers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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