noun
infliction
Infliction (noun) means the act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
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The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
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Etymology
From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.
Rhymes for infliction
region
ablation
allusion
emulsion
ideation
novation
abortion
abrasion
diffusion
elocution
extension
oxidation
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"infliction" (noun) means the act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.