Infliction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈflɪkʃn|  American pronunciation of the word infliction
Brit.  |ɪnˈflɪkʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word infliction

noun

- the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) (syn: imposition)
- an act causing pain or damage
- something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness (syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain)
he's not a friend, he's an infliction

Extra examples

They had never known the infliction of chastisement from ferule.

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