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Inflict

verb/ɪnflˈɪkt/
Definition
impose something unpleasant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪnflˈɪkt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪnflˈɪkt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪnflˈɪkt/
2 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈɪkt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbimpose something unpleasant
“The principal visited his rage on the students”
Word Forms
inflictionnounan act causing pain or damage
visitationnounan annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
impositionnounan uncalled-for burden
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zufügen
etwas Unangenehmes aufzwingen
🇫🇷French
infliger
imposer quelque chose de désagréable
🇪🇸Spanish
infligir
imponer algo desagradable
🇮🇹Italian
infliggere
imporre qualcosa di spiacevole
🇳🇱Dutch
toebrengen
iets onaangenaams opleggen
🇵🇹Portuguese
infligir
impor algo desagradável
🇷🇺Russian
нанести
навязывать что-то неприятное
India
🇮🇳Hindi
थोपना
कुछ अप्रिय थोपना
🇧🇩Bengali
আঘাত করা
অপ্রীতিকর কিছু চাপানো
🇮🇳Tamil
ஏற்படுத்துகின்றன
விரும்பத்தகாத ஒன்றை திணிக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
కలిగించు
అసహ్యకరమైనదాన్ని విధించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
लादणे
काहीतरी अप्रिय लादणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
લાદવું
કંઈક અપ્રિય લાદવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ
ಅಹಿತಕರವಾದದ್ದನ್ನು ಹೇರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കുക
അസുഖകരമായ എന്തെങ്കിലും അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣਾ
ਕੁਝ ਕੋਝਾ ਲਗਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
پہنچانا
ناخوشگوار چیز مسلط کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
造成
强加一些不愉快的事情
🇯🇵Japanese
与える
不快なことを押し付ける
🇰🇷Korean
가하다
불쾌한 것을 강요하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
gây ra
áp đặt điều gì đó khó chịu
🇹🇭Thai
ทำดาเมจ
กำหนดสิ่งที่ไม่พึงประสงค์
🇮🇩Indonesian
menimbulkan
memaksakan sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan
🇵🇭Filipino
pahirapan
magpataw ng isang bagay na hindi kanais-nais
🇲🇾Malay
menimpakan
mengenakan sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يلحق
فرض شيء غير سارة
🇮🇷Persian
ایجاد کند
تحمیل چیزی ناخوشایند
🇹🇷Turkish
zarar vermek
hoş olmayan bir şey empoze etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִגרוֹם
להטיל משהו לא נעים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'inflict'?
The primary meaning of 'inflict' is 'impose something unpleasant'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inflict' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'inflict' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'inflict' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'inflict' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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