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infliction

inf·lic·tion

UK/ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ US/ˌɪˈnflɪkʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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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 an infliction”
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Origin

From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.

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