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
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
18 November 2024
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
