| 单词 | infliction |
| 释义 | infliction (once / 3767 pages) n Infliction is when you subject someone to a difficult or unpleasant experience. The infliction of pain on a little kid who needs to get a shot is not fun for him or for his parents. The noun infliction is good for talking about imposing something negative on someone. You might describe a bully's actions against a smaller child as including both the infliction of pain and the infliction of fear. The Latin root of infliction is inflictionem, or "a striking against," from inflictus, "to strike or dash against." It's important not to confuse infliction with affliction, which means "something that causes pain," but isn't done on purpose. WORD FAMILYinfliction: inflictions+/inflict: inflicted, inflicting, infliction, inflicts USAGE EXAMPLESWhat remains is the pain of their inflictions. The New Yorker(Dec 13, 2016) Among the counts that remain are claims of false arrest and imprisonment, breach of contract, infliction of emotional distress and negligence. Washington Times(Nov 20, 2016) Mr Gordon was accused of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and transferring money from Brown's account into his own without authorisation. BBC(Nov 17, 2016) 1n the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) Syn|Hypo|Hyper imposition protection, trade protection the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition regimentationthe imposition of order or discipline reimpositionimposition again taxationthe imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state enforcement the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to 2n an act causing pain or damage Hyper actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct activity that transgresses moral or civil law 3n something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness he's not a friend, he's an infliction Syn|Hypo|Hyper annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck nuisance (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive irritant, thornsomething that causes irritation and annoyance plaguean annoyance abatable nuisancea nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless) attractive nuisanceanything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm mixed nuisancea nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time private nuisancea nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land common nuisance, public nuisancea nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public negative stimulus a stimulus with undesirable consequences |
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