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- pronunciation:
- ihn
flIkt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inflicts, inflicting, inflicted |
| definition 1: |
to strike or administer in a physical assault.
We shall inflict a heavy blow on our enemies.The scorpion can inflict a painful sting.- synonyms:
- deal, deliver, visit
- similar words:
- give, hit, smite, strike, wreak
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| definition 2: |
to impose (something unpleasant).
The government will inflict punishment on the traitors.Do you have to inflict that awful music on us?- synonyms:
- impose, lay, wreak
- similar words:
- administer, execute, perpetrate, visit
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| related words: |
deliver, foist, impose, put |
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| derivations: |
inflictive (adj.), inflicter (inflictor) (n.) |
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