inflict

CEFRC1

/ɪnˈflɪkt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To cause someone to experience pain, damage, or trouble.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To thrust upon; to impose.

Examples

  • Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?

  • You should not inflict any injury on others on any account.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • In that case, I won't inflict my company on you any longer.

  • The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.

  • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.

Synonyms

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Question 1 · Quick check

The angry general ordered his soldiers to blank punishment on the captured rebels.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Latin īnflīctus, from in- + flīctus, past participle of īnflīgō (“to knock or strike against”), from in- + flīgō (“strike”) (whence in-).