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| in·flict [ in flíkt ] (past and past participle in·flict·ed, present participle in·flict·ing, 3rd person present singular in·flicts) |
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1. cause suffering: to be the cause of something harmful or unpleasant such as loss, injury, or damage to somebody or something
 Our artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.
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2. force on somebody: to impose something burdensome or inconvenient on somebody
In that case I won't inflict my company on you any longer.
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| [Mid-16th century. < Latin inflict-, past participle of infligere "strike upon" < fligere "to hit"] |
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| in·flict·a·ble adjective |
| in·flict·er noun |
| in·flic·tion noun |
| in·flic·tive adjective |
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