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inflict

inf·lict

UK/ɪnˈflɪkt/ US/ˌɪˈnflɪkt/ uncommon

verb

1.

impose something unpleasant

  • “The principal visited his rage on the students”
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Origin

From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).

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