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inflict

/ɪnˈflɪkt/

Rhymes with -ɪkt

Where it comes from

From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”).

verb inflicts · inflicting · inflicted

To thrust upon; to impose. They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
Similar: exact, fetch, visit, wreak

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bring down, impose, visit, wreak, suffer, provoke, expose, perpetrate, subject, undergo, enforce, bring, apply, put, commit, result

Translations

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verb thrust upon, impose

Español	infligir
Português	infligir
Français	infliger
Deutsch	zufügen, verhängen
Italiano	infliggere, comminare
Русский	наноси́ть nanosítʹ, причиня́ть pričinjátʹ, налага́ть nalagátʹ

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@misc{inflict_2026,
  title = {inflict},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inflict},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}