inflict

English

Etymology

• From Latin infligere, from in-, + fligere, "to strike".

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪkt

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Verb

inflict (third-person singular simple present inflicts, present participle inflicting, simple past and past participle inflicted)

1. To thrust upon; to impose.

   They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.

Translations

thrust upon, impose

• Finnish: aiheuttaa (fi), tuottaa (fi)
• French: infliger (fr)
• German: verhängen (de), zufügen (de)

• Italian: infliggere (it)
• Russian: наносить (ru) (nanosít') , причинять (ru) (pričinját') , налагать (ru) (nalagát') 
• Spanish: infligir (es)
• Turkish: çarptırmak (tr), çektirmek (tr), uğratmak (tr)