Definitions for inflict
ɪnˈflɪktin·flict

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflict, bring down, visit, imposeverb

   impose something unpleasant

   "The principal visited his rage on the students"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inflictverb

   To thrust upon; to impose.

   They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.

2. Etymology: * From Latin infligere, from in-, + fligere, "to strike".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To INFLICTverb

   To put in act or impose as a punishment.

   Etymology: infligo, inflictus, Latin; infliger, Fr.

   I know no pain, they can inflict upon him,
   Will make him say I mov'd him to those arms. William Shakespeare.

   Sufficient is this punishment which was inflicted. 2 Cor. ii.

   What the potent victor in his rage
   Can else inflict. John Milton.

   What heart could wish, what hand inflict this dire disgrace? John Dryden, Æn. b. vi.

   By diseases we condemn ourselves to greater torments than have been yet invented by anger or revenge, or inflicted by the greatest tyrants upon the worst of men. William Temple.

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1. inflict

   Inflict is a verb that generally refers to causing or imposing something unwelcome, harmful, or unpleasant to someone or something, such as pain, injury, damage or certain punishment.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inflictverb

   to give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal

2. Etymology: [L. inflictus, p. p. of infligere to strike on, to inflict; pref. in- in, on + fligere to strike. Cf. Flail.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inflict

   in-flikt′, v.t. to lay on: to impose, as punishment.—n. Inflic′tion, act of inflicting or imposing: punishment applied.—adj. Inflict′ive, tending or able to inflict. [L. inflictus, infligĕre—in, against, fligĕre, to strike.]

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1. Inflict

   Inflict vs. Afflict -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Inflict and Afflict.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inflict' in Verbs Frequency: #1076

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce inflict?

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How to say inflict in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inflict in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inflict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of inflict in a Sentence

1. Thomas Alva Edison:

   There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.

2. Barack Obama:

   We do know that once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun, at some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this kind of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. It is in our power to do something about it.

3. Carl Jung:

   If people can be educated to see the lowly side of their own natures, it may be hoped that they will also learn to understand and to love their fellow men better. A little less hypocrisy and a little more tolerance towards oneself can only have good results in respect for our neighbor; for we are all too prone to transfer to our fellows the injustice and violence we inflict upon our own natures.

4. Matthew Cole:

   The harm and detriment to an employer stemming from these kinds of issues are not solely financial, they can inflict greater damage to reputation, public image, productivity and retention.

5. President Obama:

   It's one of the great paradoxes of our time that the very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inflict
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inflict
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inflict
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inflict
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inflict
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=inflict