infliction

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English

Etymology

Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/
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Noun

infliction (plural inflictions)

  1. The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
    • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:
      The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

Noun

infliction f (plural inflictions)

  1. infliction

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