- 1. n. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment. Source: opted
- 2. n. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc. Source: opted
- 3. n. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo) Source: wordnet
- 4. n. an act causing pain or damage Source: wordnet
- 5. n. something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness Source: wordnet
- 6. 1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment. 2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc. His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness. Rogers. Source: webster
- 7. n:100 n. an act causing pain or damage Source: ecdict
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