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Inflict

//ɪnˈflɪkt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To thrust upon; to impose.

    "They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."

  2. 2
    impose something unpleasant wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctus, past participle of īnflīgō, from in- + flīgō (“strike”).

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