infliction
6 synonyms for infliction, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The act of causing pain or trouble to someone, or the thing caused.
Synonyms
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Etymology
From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from īnflīctus, formed from in- and flīctus, the past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), itself from in- and flīgō (“strike”), whence also in-. By surface analysis it is inflict plus -ion.
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