infliction

English

Etymology

Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/

Noun

infliction (plural inflictions)

1. The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:

     The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.

Related terms

• inflict

Translations

The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition

• Catalan: inflicció f
• Italian: imposizione (it) f, irrogazione (it) f, inflizione f (rare)
• Portuguese: inflicção (pt) f
• Serbo-Croatian: nanošenje, počinjanje
• Spanish: inflicción m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

infliction f (plural inflictions)

1. infliction

References

• “infliction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.