infliction
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/
The English word “infliction” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
Etymology
From Latin īnflīctiōnem (“imposition”), from Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-). By surface analysis, inflict + -ion.
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