Inflict
/ɪnˈflɪkt/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To thrust upon; to impose.
"They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession."
- 2 impose something unpleasant wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"You should not inflict any injury on others on any account."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnflīctus, past participle of īnflīgō, from in- + flīgō (“strike”).