What does "infliction" mean?

The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.

What is a synonym for "infliction"?

Common synonyms include: imposition, affliction, annoyance, bane, bete noire, bitter cup.

Pronounced //ɪnˈflɪkʃən//.

/ɪnˈflɪkʃən/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
"The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention."
2
an act causing pain or damage wordnet
3
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) wordnet
4
something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness wordnet

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

Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.