Infliction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

an act causing pain or damage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnflˈɪkʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnflˈɪkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnflˈɪkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈɪkʃən/.

Examples

washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer
a bit of a bother
he's not a friend, he's an infliction

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bother botheration annoyance pain imposition pain in the ass pain in the neck

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
noun	an act causing pain or damage
noun	something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness “washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer”

Word Forms

impose	verb	impose and collect
inflict	verb	impose something unpleasant
bother	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
pain	verb	cause emotional anguish or make miserable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zufügung

der Akt der Verhängung von etwas (z. B. einer Steuer oder eines Embargos)

🇫🇷French

affliction

l'acte d'imposer quelque chose (comme une taxe ou un embargo)

🇪🇸Spanish

imposición

el acto de imponer algo (como un impuesto o un embargo)

🇮🇹Italian

inflizione

l'atto di imporre qualcosa (come una tassa o un embargo)

🇳🇱Dutch

toebrengen

de handeling waarbij iets wordt opgelegd (als belasting of embargo)

🇵🇹Portuguese

imposição

o ato de impor algo (como um imposto ou embargo)

🇷🇺Russian

причинение

акт введения чего-либо (например, налога или эмбарго)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सज़ा

कुछ थोपने की क्रिया (कर या प्रतिबंध के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত

কিছু আরোপ করার কাজ (কর বা নিষেধাজ্ঞা হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்படுத்துதல்

எதையாவது விதிக்கும் செயல் (வரி அல்லது தடையாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

కలిగించుట

ఏదైనా విధించే చర్య (పన్ను లేదా నిషేధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रहार

काहीतरी लादण्याची कृती (कर किंवा निर्बंध म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રહાર

કંઈક લાદવાનું કાર્ય (કર અથવા પ્રતિબંધ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೇರುವಿಕೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೇರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ತೆರಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಬಂಧವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചുമത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (നികുതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉപരോധമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ

ਕੁਝ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਟੈਕਸ ਜਾਂ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سزا

کسی چیز کو مسلط کرنے کا عمل (بطور ٹیکس یا پابندی)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

造成

强加某物的行为（如税收或禁运）

🇯🇵Japanese

被害

（税金または禁輸として）何かを課す行為

🇰🇷Korean

가함

뭔가를 부과하는 행위(세금이나 금수조치 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hành hạ

hành động áp đặt một cái gì đó (như thuế hoặc lệnh cấm vận)

🇹🇭Thai

บาดแผล

การกระทำของการจัดเก็บภาษีบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เป็นภาษีหรือการคว่ำบาตร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penderitaan

tindakan memaksakan sesuatu (sebagai pajak atau embargo)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapahirap

ang pagkilos ng pagpapataw ng isang bagay (bilang isang buwis o isang embargo)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلحاق

فعل فرض شيء ما (كضريبة أو حظر)

🇮🇷Persian

ایجاد

عمل تحمیل چیزی (به عنوان مالیات یا تحریم)

🇹🇷Turkish

cezalandırma

bir şey empoze etme eylemi (vergi veya ambargo olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרימה

הפעולה של הטלת משהו (כמס או אמברגו)

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The primary meaning of 'infliction' is 'the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)'.

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