infliction

English

Etymology

Borrowed, perhaps via French, from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈflɪkʃən/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

infliction (countable and uncountable, plural inflictions)

1. The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition.
   • 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:

     "What an awful infliction for you, Max. You were always such an impulsive, reckless sort of fellow—never quiet. You must miss such a fearful lot."

   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 221:

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

Derived terms

• reinfliction

Related terms

• inflict

Translations

The act of inflicting or something inflicted; an imposition

• Catalan: inflicció f
• Italian: imposizione (it) f, irrogazione (it) f, inflizione f (rare)
• Portuguese: inflicção (pt) f
• Serbo-Croatian: nanošenje, počinjanje
• Spanish: inflicción m

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnflīctiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.flik.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Noun

infliction f (plural inflictions)

1. infliction

References

• “infliction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012