infliction

infliction

impose something painful or unwelcome upon; physical assault
Not to be confused with:inflection – an alteration in pitch or tone of the voice; a change in the form of a word indicating number, person, or tense

in·flic·tion

I0132400 (ĭn-flĭk′shən)n.1. The act or process of imposing or meting out something unpleasant.2. Something, such as punishment, that is inflicted.

in•flic•tion

(ɪnˈflɪk ʃən)

n. 1. the act of inflicting. 2. something inflicted, as punishment or suffering. [1525–35; < Late Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	infliction - the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)impositionenforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience totrade protection, protection - the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition; "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"regimentation - the imposition of order or disciplinereimposition - imposition againtaxation - the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a staterevenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
	2.	infliction - an act causing pain or damageactus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
	3.	infliction - 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 not a friend, he's an infliction"pain in the ass, pain in the neck, bother, botheration, annoyance, painnegative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequencesnuisance - (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensiveirritant, thorn - something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh"plague - an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague"

infliction

noun imposition, administration, perpetration, exaction without the unnecessary or cruel infliction of pain

infliction

nounAn excessive, unwelcome burden:imposition, intrusion.

Translations

处罚强加于人身的痛苦

inflict

(inˈflikt) verb (with on) to give or impose (something unpleasant and unwanted). Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?; She is always inflicting her company on me. 使承受 使遭受inˈfliction (-ʃən) noun 導致(痛苦等) (强加于人身的)痛苦，处罚