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Infliction

Infliction Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Infliction? [n] an act causing pain or damage [n] the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) [n] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Infliction: annoyance \| bother \| botheration \| imposition \| pain \| pain in the ass \| pain in the neck Related Terms \| Find terms related to Infliction: affliction \| bane \| bitter cup \| bitter draft \| bitter draught \| bitter pill \| bother \| bugbear \| burden \| burden of care \| burdening \| calamity \| cankerworm of care \| care \| castigation \| charging \| chastening \| chastisement \| condign punishment \| correction \| cross \| crown of thorns \| crushing burden \| curse \| death \| demand \| deserts \| destruction \| disciplinary measures \| discipline \| disease \| distress \| encumbrance \| evil \| exaction \| ferule \| freighting \| gall \| gall and wormwood \| grievance \| harm \| imposing an onus \| imposition \| inconsiderateness \| inconvenience \| judgment \| judicial punishment \| laying on \| load \| loading \| loading down \| nemesis \| obtrusiveness \| open wound \| oppression \| pack of troubles \| pains \| pains and punishments \| pay \| payment \| peck of troubles \| penal retribution \| penalty \| penology \| pest \| pestilence \| plague \| presumptuousness \| punishment \| punition \| retribution \| retributive justice \| running sore \| scourge \| sea of troubles \| sorrow \| tasking \| taxing \| thorn \| torment \| trouble \| unwarranted demand \| vexation \| visitation \| waters of bitterness \| weight \| weighting \| well-deserved punishment \| what-for \| woe See Also \| actus reus \| enforcement \| irritant \| misconduct \| negative stimulus \| nuisance \| plague \| protection \| regimentation \| reimposition \| taxation \| thorn \| trade protection \| wrongdoing \| wrongful conduct Infliction In Webster's Dictionary \In*flic"tion\, n. [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.

Infliction Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Infliction?

[n] an act causing pain or damage
[n] the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
[n] 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"

Infliction In Webster's Dictionary

\In*flic"tion\, n. [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.

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