The boot, thumbscrews, the shackles, and a contraption called the "warm hose", were only a few of the inflictions being too terrible to mention.
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Infliction
//ɪnˈflɪkʃən//
Synonyms for "infliction" (102 found)
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- inflicció noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
Italian
3 entries- imposizione noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
- inflizione noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
- irrogazione noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
Portuguese
1 entries- inflicção noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nanošenje noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
- počinjanje noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
Spanish
1 entries- inflicción noun (The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition)
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