inflict
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
inflict/ɪnˈflɪkt/
▶verb (often inflict something on) cause (something unpleasant) to be suffered by someone else.
– derivatives
inflictable adjective,
inflicter (also inflictor) noun,
infliction noun.
inflictable adjective,
inflicter (also inflictor) noun,
infliction noun.
– origin C16 (in the sense ‘afflict, trouble’): from L. inflict-, infligere ‘strike against’.
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