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Infliction (Noun)

Meaning 1

An act causing pain or damage.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The torture chamber was a place of intentional infliction, where prisoners were subjected to unspeakable pain.
  • Her negligence led to the infliction of serious harm on her younger brother.
  • The bully took great pleasure in the infliction of fear on his classmates.
  • The company's actions led to the infliction of financial hardship on many families.
  • The physical infliction of the brutal attack left her with emotional scars that took years to heal.

Hypernyms

  • Misconduct
  • Actus Reus
  • Wrongful Conduct

Related Words

  • Inflict (verb)

Meaning 2

The act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo).

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Examples

  • The government's infliction of harsh austerity measures led to widespread protests across the country.
  • The embargo on oil exports was seen as a cruel infliction on the struggling economy of the small nation.
  • The infliction of strict curfews and travel restrictions further strained relations between the two countries.
  • Historians debated the motivations behind the monarch's infliction of such severe penalties on his enemies.
  • The court's infliction of massive fines on the corporations responsible for the environmental disaster was widely applauded.

Synonyms

  • Imposition

Hypernyms

  • Enforcement

Hyponyms

  • Protection
  • Regimentation
  • Taxation
  • Reimposition

Meaning 3

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Examples

  • My loud neighbors were a constant infliction to the whole household.
  • Their unclean habits turned into an infliction for the entire community.
  • The airline's strict baggage policy was an infliction for many travelers.
  • Her endless complaining was an infliction to everyone who knew her.
  • The mosquitoes on our vacation trip became an infliction every night.

Synonyms

  • Pain
  • Botheration
  • Annoyance
  • Bother
  • Pain In The Neck
  • Pain In The Ass

Hypernyms

  • Negative Stimulus

Hyponyms

  • Plague
  • Thorn
  • Nuisance
  • Irritant
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