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Meaning of 'infliction' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Infliction [ n.]
- The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
- That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc.

Meaning of 'infliction' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . infliction [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness
Example in sentence:
  • a bit of a bother;
  • he's not a friend, he's an infliction;
  • washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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