Dictionary

inflict en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈflɪkt/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. To thrust upon; to impose.
   • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
   • The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.
   • Now Azaēlos, the king of Syria, made war on the Israelites and their king Jehu, and ravaged the eastern parts of the country across the Jordan […] spreading fire everywhere and plundering everything and inflicting violence on all who fell into his hands. 1937, Josephus, Ralph Marcus, transl., chapter VIII, in Josephus: With an English Translation (Loeb Classical Library), volume VI (Jewish Antiquities), London: William Heinemann Ltd.; Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, published 1958, →OCLC, book IX, paragraph 1, page 87:
   • In that case, I won't inflict my company on you any longer.
   • This allowed me to continue inflicting this injury on myself long after I otherwise could have beared^([sic]), I think. 2011 June 15, Tony White, Working with Suicidal Individuals: A Guide to Providing Understanding, Assessment and Support, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 87:

Forms

Deriveds

inflictive · inflictment · inflictable · uninflicted · inflicter · reinflict · inflictor · infliction · noninflicted · self-inflicted

Synonyms

exact · fetch · wreak · visit

Translations (23)

ca infligir (thrust upon, impose) · ru налага́ть (thrust upon, impose) · fa تحمیل کردن (thrust upon, impose) · es infligir (thrust upon, impose) · gl inflixir (thrust upon, impose) · tr çektirmek (thrust upon, impose) · ru наноси́ть (thrust upon, impose) · de verhängen (thrust upon, impose) · la infligo (thrust upon, impose) · it comminare (thrust upon, impose) · tr uğratmak (thrust upon, impose) · ru причиня́ть (thrust upon, impose) · bg причинявам (thrust upon, impose) · de zufügen (thrust upon, impose) · pt infligir (thrust upon, impose) · tr çarptırmak (thrust upon, impose) · fi tuottaa (thrust upon, impose) · it infliggere (thrust upon, impose) · fa دچار کردن (thrust upon, impose) · fr infliger (thrust upon, impose) · bg налагам (thrust upon, impose) · grc ἐπιτίθημι (thrust upon, impose) · fi aiheuttaa (thrust upon, impose)